#4859BD#4859BD

#4859BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.157 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4859BD
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 24.79, -54.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 60.13, 294.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.54% 0.0063 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(50.54% 0.157 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4271, 12.1953, 49.6752)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4859BD #BDAC48

analogous

#4893BD #4859BD #7148BD

triadic

#4859BD #BD4859 #59BD48

tetradic

#4859BD #BD4893 #BDAC48 #48BD71

square

#4859BD #BD4893 #BDAC48 #48BD71

split-complementary

#4859BD #BD7148 #93BD48

monochromatic

#252E66 #354393 #4859BD #7582CD #A2ABDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#4859BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#4859BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4859BD

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4859BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4859BD	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B67C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4859bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.157 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687d1',
    500: '#4859bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4859bd;
$custom-light: #8687d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4859bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.282,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50537,
    "c": 0.15723,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4859BD

secondary

#CAC397

accent

#C351D7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4859BD

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

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