#4A5BB9#4A5BB9
#4A5BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.148 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A5BB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 91, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 50.8%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.91, 22.51, -51.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.91, 56.50, 293.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.77% 0.0061 -0.1483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.77% 0.148 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3192, 12.4396, 47.4833) |
| Luminance | 0.1244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.99
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.14
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.81
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 5.93
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.13
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A5BB9 #B9A84A
analogous
#4A92B9 #4A5BB9 #704AB9
triadic
#4A5BB9 #B94A5B #5BB94A
tetradic
#4A5BB9 #B94A92 #B9A84A #4AB970
square
#4A5BB9 #B94A92 #B9A84A #4AB970
split-complementary
#4A5BB9 #B9704A #92B94A
monochromatic
#262F63 #37458F #4A5BB9 #7683CA #A2ABDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#4A5BB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#4A5BB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A5BB9
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A5BB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A5BB9 | 1.00 | 6.02 | 3.49 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2868BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0F5EB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007181
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a5bb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 91, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.148 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8689cf',
500: '#4a5bb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a5bb9; $custom-light: #8689cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a5bb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 91,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.811,
"s": 44.223,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50772,
"c": 0.14845,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.12441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A5BB9
secondary
#C8C097
accent
#C054D4
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0B14
muted
#7D7C82