#4A5CA5#4A5CA5

#4A5CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.118 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5CA5
RGB	rgb(74, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 15.07, -41.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 44.25, 289.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.0023 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.118 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4405, 11.8258, 37.1644)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5CA5 #A5934A

analogous

#4A8AA5 #4A5CA5 #664AA5

triadic

#4A5CA5 #A54A5C #5CA54A

tetradic

#4A5CA5 #A54A8A #A5934A #4AA566

square

#4A5CA5 #A54A8A #A5934A #4AA566

split-complementary

#4A5CA5 #A5664A #8AA54A

monochromatic

#242D50 #37447B #4A5CA5 #6E7EBE #98A4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#4A5CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#4A5CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5CA5

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5CA5	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.118 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c0',
    500: '#4a5ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5ca5;
$custom-light: #8389c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.132,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49636,
    "c": 0.11829,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5CA5

secondary

#BDB48E

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5CA5

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

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