#4856CE#4856CE

#4856CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.184 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856CE
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(234, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 32.55, -63.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 71.71, 296.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.0096 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.184 273)
XYZ	xyz(17.1371, 12.4880, 59.8879)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4856CE #CEC048

analogous

#4899CE #4856CE #7D48CE

triadic

#4856CE #CE4856 #56CE48

tetradic

#4856CE #CE4899 #CEC048 #48CE7D

square

#4856CE #CE4899 #CEC048 #48CE7D

split-complementary

#4856CE #CE7D48 #99CE48

monochromatic

#212A7B #2E3BAB #4856CE #7883DB #A9AFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#4856CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#4856CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856CE

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856CE	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.184 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a85de',
    500: '#4856ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856ce;
$custom-light: #8a85de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.731,
    "s": 57.759,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51265,
    "c": 0.18419,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.1249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856CE

secondary

#D5CF9D

accent

#D147E1

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856CE

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

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