#4A508E#4A508E

#4A508E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.101 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A508E
RGB	rgb(74, 80, 142)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 48%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 15.20, -35.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 38.36, 293.34°)
OKLab	oklab(45.63% 0.013 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(45.63% 0.101 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.5737, 9.1456, 26.7941)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A508E #8E884A

analogous

#4A728E #4A508E #664A8E

triadic

#4A508E #8E4A50 #508E4A

tetradic

#4A508E #8E4A72 #8E884A #4A8E66

square

#4A508E #8E4A72 #8E884A #4A8E66

split-complementary

#4A508E #8E664A #728E4A

monochromatic

#20233E #353966 #4A508E #666CAF #8E93C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#4A508E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#4A508E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A508E

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A508E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A508E	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33538D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a508e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 80, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.101 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8180af',
    500: '#4a508e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a508e;
$custom-light: #8180af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a508e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.706,
    "s": 31.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45632,
    "c": 0.10053,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A508E

secondary

#B0AC84

accent

#BF60C8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A508E

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

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