#4856BB#4856BB

#4856BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.158 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856BB
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 26.01, -55.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 60.93, 295.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.0091 -0.1581)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.158 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9670, 11.6199, 48.4582)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4856BB #BBAD48

analogous

#488FBB #4856BB #7348BB

triadic

#4856BB #BB4856 #56BB48

tetradic

#4856BB #BB488F #BBAD48 #48BB73

square

#4856BB #BB488F #BBAD48 #48BB73

split-complementary

#4856BB #BB7348 #8FBB48

monochromatic

#252D64 #364190 #4856BB #757FCC #A1A8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4856BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4856BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856BB

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856BB	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1265BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.158 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685d0',
    500: '#4856bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856bb;
$custom-light: #8685d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.696,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49803,
    "c": 0.15833,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856BB

secondary

#C9C396

accent

#C652D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856BB

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

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