#4A508D#4A508D
#4A508D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.099 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A508D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 80, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 31%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 48%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.21, 14.88, -34.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.21, 37.76, 293.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.57% 0.0129 -0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.57% 0.099 277.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4989, 9.1157, 26.4004) |
| Luminance | 0.0912 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 1.15
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.52
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.72
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.06
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.53
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A508D #8D874A
analogous
#4A728D #4A508D #664A8D
triadic
#4A508D #8D4A50 #508D4A
tetradic
#4A508D #8D4A72 #8D874A #4A8D66
square
#4A508D #8D4A72 #8D874A #4A8D66
split-complementary
#4A508D #8D664A #728D4A
monochromatic
#20223D #353965 #4A508D #666CAF #8E93C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.44
#4A508D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.82
#4A508D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A508D
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A508D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A508D | 1.00 | 7.44 | 2.82 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#39588F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#33538C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#325D67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a508d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 80, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.099 277.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8080af',
500: '#4a508d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a508d; $custom-light: #8080af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a508d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 80,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.627,
"s": 31.163,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4557,
"c": 0.099,
"h": 277.5
},
"luminance": 0.09116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A508D
secondary
#B0AC83
accent
#BE60C7
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEEF4
border
#CAC9CE
text
#0A0A10
muted
#7C7C7F