#4A4591#4A4591

#4A4591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.121 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4591
RGB	rgb(74, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(244, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.47, 23.30, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.47, 47.60, 299.30°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% 0.0275 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.121 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0615, 7.7559, 27.7495)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4591 #8C9145

analogous

#456691 #4A4591 #704591

triadic

#4A4591 #914A45 #45914A

tetradic

#4A4591 #914566 #8C9145 #459170

square

#4A4591 #914566 #8C9145 #459170

split-complementary

#4A4591 #917045 #669145

monochromatic

#201E3E #353168 #4A4591 #6560B3 #8D89C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#4A4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4A4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4591

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4591	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C4C8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.121 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178b2',
    500: '#4a4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4591;
$custom-light: #8178b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.947,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43578,
    "c": 0.12135,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4591

secondary

#AFB280

accent

#CC5CC4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4591

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

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