#4A559B#4A559B

#4A559B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.113 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A559B
RGB	rgb(74, 85, 155)
HSL	hsl(232, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 52%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 45.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 16.22, -39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 42.86, 292.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.009 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.113 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9871, 10.3186, 32.3640)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A559B #9B904A

analogous

#4A7D9B #4A559B #684A9B

triadic

#4A559B #9B4A55 #559B4A

tetradic

#4A559B #9B4A7D #9B904A #4A9B68

square

#4A559B #9B4A7D #9B904A #4A9B68

split-complementary

#4A559B #9B684A #7D9B4A

monochromatic

#222848 #363E72 #4A559B #6A75B8 #949BCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4A559B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4A559B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A559B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A559B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A559B	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5799

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a559b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 85, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.113 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284b9',
    500: '#4a559b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a559b;
$custom-light: #8284b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a559b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.852,
    "s": 35.371,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47513,
    "c": 0.11302,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A559B

secondary

#B8B189

accent

#BC5CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A559B

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

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