#4856BE#4856BE

#4856BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.162 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856BE
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(233, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 27.05, -56.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 62.65, 295.57°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% 0.0093 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.162 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.2915, 11.7497, 50.1673)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4856BE #BEB048

analogous

#4891BE #4856BE #7548BE

triadic

#4856BE #BE4856 #56BE48

tetradic

#4856BE #BE4891 #BEB048 #48BE75

square

#4856BE #BE4891 #BEB048 #48BE75

split-complementary

#4856BE #BE7548 #91BE48

monochromatic

#252C67 #354094 #4856BE #7580CE #A2A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#4856BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#4856BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856BE

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856BE	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0866C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.162 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d2',
    500: '#4856be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856be;
$custom-light: #8785d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.881,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50027,
    "c": 0.16248,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856BE

secondary

#CBC597

accent

#C751D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856BE

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

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