#4859AD#4859AD

#4859AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.135 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4859AD
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 173)
HSL	hsl(230, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 48.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 19.28, -47.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 50.88, 292.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.0047 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.135 272)
XYZ	xyz(13.7852, 11.5386, 41.0278)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4859AD #AD9C48

analogous

#488BAD #4859AD #6948AD

triadic

#4859AD #AD4859 #59AD48

tetradic

#4859AD #AD488B #AD9C48 #48AD69

square

#4859AD #AD488B #AD9C48 #48AD69

split-complementary

#4859AD #AD6948 #8BAD48

monochromatic

#242D57 #364382 #4859AD #6F7DC3 #9AA4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#4859AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4859AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4859AD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4859AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4859AD	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3064B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4859ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.135 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487c6',
    500: '#4859ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4859ad;
$custom-light: #8487c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4859ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.901,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49405,
    "c": 0.13454,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.1154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4859AD

secondary

#C1B98F

accent

#BC57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4859AD

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

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