#4856EB#4856EB

#4856EB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.222 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4856EB
RGB	rgb(72, 86, 235)
HSL	hsl(235, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(235, 69%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.28, 42.42, -76.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.28, 87.64, 298.95°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.0088 -0.2215)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.222 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9906, 14.0294, 80.1829)
Luminance	0.1403 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4856EB #EBDD48

analogous

#48A7EB #4856EB #8C48EB

triadic

#4856EB #EB4856 #56EB48

tetradic

#4856EB #EB48A7 #EBDD48 #48EB8C

square

#4856EB #EB48A7 #EBDD48 #48EB8C

split-complementary

#4856EB #EB8C48 #A7EB48

monochromatic

#121FA6 #1829DE #4856EB #7F89F1 #B6BCF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#4856EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#4856EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4856EB

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4856EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4856EB	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061E8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4856eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 86, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.222 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f86f3',
    500: '#4856eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4856eb;
$custom-light: #8f86f3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4856eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.847,
    "s": 80.296,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5367,
    "c": 0.22165,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4856EB

secondary

#E7E1A8

accent

#CA09DD

background

#F9F8FF

surface

#F2EFFE

border

#CCCAD6

text

#0E0B17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #4856EB

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

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