#4A5BE1#4A5BE1
#4A5BE1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.203 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A5BE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 91, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(233, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 59.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.76, 36.24, -70.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.76, 79.03, 297.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.81% 0.0076 -0.2024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.81% 0.203 272.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1512, 14.3724, 72.9317) |
| Luminance | 0.1437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 1.51
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 3.69
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.44
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.49
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.13
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A5BE1 #E1D04A
analogous
#4AA6E1 #4A5BE1 #844AE1
triadic
#4A5BE1 #E14A5B #5BE14A
tetradic
#4A5BE1 #E14AA6 #E1D04A #4AE184
square
#4A5BE1 #E14AA6 #E1D04A #4AE184
split-complementary
#4A5BE1 #E1844A #A6E14A
monochromatic
#192797 #2235CC #4A5BE1 #7E8BEA #B3BAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#4A5BE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#4A5BE1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A5BE1
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A5BE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A5BE1 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a5be1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 91, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.203 272.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e89eb',
500: '#4a5be1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a5be1; $custom-light: #8e89eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a5be1",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 91,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.245,
"s": 71.564,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53811,
"c": 0.20258,
"h": 272.1
},
"luminance": 0.14374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A5BE1
secondary
#E1DBA6
accent
#DA39EE
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84