#4859BE#4859BE

#4859BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.159 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4859BE
RGB	rgb(72, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(231, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 25.14, -55.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 60.71, 294.46°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.0064 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.159 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5360, 12.2389, 50.2488)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4859BE #BEAD48

analogous

#4894BE #4859BE #7248BE

triadic

#4859BE #BE4859 #59BE48

tetradic

#4859BE #BE4894 #BEAD48 #48BE72

square

#4859BE #BE4894 #BEAD48 #48BE72

split-complementary

#4859BE #BE7248 #94BE48

monochromatic

#252E67 #354294 #4859BE #7582CE #A2ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#4859BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#4859BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4859BE

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4859BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4859BE	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1968C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4859be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.159 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687d2',
    500: '#4859be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4859be;
$custom-light: #8687d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4859be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.356,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50611,
    "c": 0.15862,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4859BE

secondary

#CBC397

accent

#C451D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4859BE

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

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