#4856AE#4856AE

#4856AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.140 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856AE
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(232, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.73, 21.55, -48.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.73, 53.42, 293.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.0081 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.14 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6378, 11.0883, 41.4578)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4856AE #AEA048

analogous

#4889AE #4856AE #6D48AE

triadic

#4856AE #AE4856 #56AE48

tetradic

#4856AE #AE4889 #AEA048 #48AE6D

square

#4856AE #AE4889 #AEA048 #48AE6D

split-complementary

#4856AE #AE6D48 #89AE48

monochromatic

#242B57 #364183 #4856AE #707BC4 #9BA3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#4856AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4856AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856AE

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856AE	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2862B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1559AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.140 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8485c7',
    500: '#4856ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856ae;
$custom-light: #8485c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.765,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48862,
    "c": 0.13998,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856AE

secondary

#C2BB90

accent

#C057D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856AE

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

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