#4A59CD#4A59CD

#4A59CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.179 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A59CD
RGB	rgb(74, 89, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(233, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 30.64, -62.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 69.18, 296.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.0092 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.179 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4122, 13.0069, 59.3388)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A59CD #CDBE4A

analogous

#4A9ACD #4A59CD #7D4ACD

triadic

#4A59CD #CD4A59 #59CD4A

tetradic

#4A59CD #CD4A9A #CDBE4A #4ACD7D

square

#4A59CD #CD4A9A #CDBE4A #4ACD7D

split-complementary

#4A59CD #CD7D4A #9ACD4A

monochromatic

#222C7B #2F3DAB #4A59CD #7A85DA #AAB1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#4A59CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#4A59CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A59CD

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A59CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A59CD	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00758A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a59cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 89, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.179 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87dd',
    500: '#4a59cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a59cd;
$custom-light: #8a87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a59cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.13,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51863,
    "c": 0.17861,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A59CD

secondary

#D5CF9E

accent

#CF48E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A59CD

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

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