#4856CD#4856CD

#4856CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.183 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856CD
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(234, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 32.20, -63.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 71.15, 296.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% 0.0096 -0.1826)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.183 273)
XYZ	xyz(17.0160, 12.4396, 59.2501)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4856CD #CDBF48

analogous

#4899CD #4856CD #7D48CD

triadic

#4856CD #CD4856 #56CD48

tetradic

#4856CD #CD4899 #CDBF48 #48CD7D

square

#4856CD #CD4899 #CDBF48 #48CD7D

split-complementary

#4856CD #CD7D48 #99CD48

monochromatic

#212A79 #2E3BA9 #4856CD #7882DA #A8AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#4856CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#4856CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856CD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856CD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.183 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8985dd',
    500: '#4856cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856cd;
$custom-light: #8985dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51185,
    "c": 0.18286,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.12441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856CD

secondary

#D5CF9C

accent

#D047E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856CD

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

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