#4A538E#4A538E

#4A538E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.096 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A538E
RGB	rgb(74, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(232, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(232, 48%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 13.26, -33.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 36.39, 291.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.28% 0.0091 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(46.28% 0.096 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.7983, 9.5948, 26.8689)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A538E #8E854A

analogous

#4A758E #4A538E #634A8E

triadic

#4A538E #8E4A53 #538E4A

tetradic

#4A538E #8E4A75 #8E854A #4A8E63

square

#4A538E #8E4A75 #8E854A #4A8E63

split-complementary

#4A538E #8E634A #758E4A

monochromatic

#20243E #353B66 #4A538E #6670AF #8E95C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#4A538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4A538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A538E

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A538E	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5A90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37558D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.096 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8083af',
    500: '#4a538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a538e;
$custom-light: #8083af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.059,
    "s": 31.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46275,
    "c": 0.09618,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A538E

secondary

#B0AA84

accent

#BA60C8

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A538E

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

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