#4856BF#4856BF

#4856BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.164 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856BF
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(233, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.89, 27.39, -56.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.89, 63.22, 295.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.0093 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.164 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4011, 11.7936, 50.7449)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4856BF #BFB148

analogous

#4892BF #4856BF #7648BF

triadic

#4856BF #BF4856 #56BF48

tetradic

#4856BF #BF4892 #BFB148 #48BF76

square

#4856BF #BF4892 #BFB148 #48BF76

split-complementary

#4856BF #BF7648 #92BF48

monochromatic

#242C68 #344096 #4856BF #7580CF #A3AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#4856BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4856BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856BF

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856BF	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0466C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.164 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d3',
    500: '#4856bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856bf;
$custom-light: #8785d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50102,
    "c": 0.16386,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856BF

secondary

#CCC597

accent

#C850D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856BF

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

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