#4856AD#4856AD

#4856AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.139 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856AD
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 173)
HSL	hsl(232, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.66, 21.21, -48.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.66, 52.83, 293.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.008 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.139 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5406, 11.0494, 40.9463)
Luminance	0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4856AD #AD9F48

analogous

#4888AD #4856AD #6C48AD

triadic

#4856AD #AD4856 #56AD48

tetradic

#4856AD #AD4888 #AD9F48 #48AD6C

square

#4856AD #AD4888 #AD9F48 #48AD6C

split-complementary

#4856AD #AD6C48 #88AD48

monochromatic

#242B57 #364182 #4856AD #6F7BC3 #9AA2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#4856AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#4856AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856AD

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856AD	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2962B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1759AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.139 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8485c6',
    500: '#4856ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856ad;
$custom-light: #8485c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.683,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48792,
    "c": 0.13855,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856AD

secondary

#C1BA8F

accent

#C057D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856AD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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