#4A488C#4A488C

#4A488C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.109 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A488C
RGB	rgb(74, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(242, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 19.75, -37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 42.55, 297.66°)
OKLab	oklab(43.84% 0.0232 -0.1069)
OKLCH	oklch(43.84% 0.109 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8736, 7.9836, 25.8266)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A488C #8A8C48

analogous

#48688C #4A488C #6C488C

triadic

#4A488C #8C4A48 #488C4A

tetradic

#4A488C #8C4868 #8A8C48 #488C6C

square

#4A488C #8C4868 #8A8C48 #488C6C

split-complementary

#4A488C #8C6C48 #688C48

monochromatic

#1F1E3B #353364 #4A488C #6563AF #8D8BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4A488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4A488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A488C

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A488C	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284D8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.109 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817bae',
    500: '#4a488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a488c;
$custom-light: #817bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43836,
    "c": 0.10942,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A488C

secondary

#AEAF81

accent

#C860C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A488C

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

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