#4A5EA5#4A5EA5

#4A5EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.116 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5EA5
RGB	rgb(74, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(227, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 13.79, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 42.99, 288.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.116 270)
XYZ	xyz(13.6160, 12.1769, 37.2229)
Luminance	0.1218 (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

#4A5EA5 #A5914A

analogous

#4A8CA5 #4A5EA5 #644AA5

triadic

#4A5EA5 #A54A5E #5EA54A

tetradic

#4A5EA5 #A54A8C #A5914A #4AA564

square

#4A5EA5 #A54A8C #A5914A #4AA564

split-complementary

#4A5EA5 #A5644A #8CA54A

monochromatic

#242E50 #37467B #4A5EA5 #6E80BE #98A5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#4A5EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#4A5EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5EA5

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5EA5	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4066A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.116 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838bc0',
    500: '#4a5ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5ea5;
$custom-light: #838bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.813,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50063,
    "c": 0.11565,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.12178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5EA5

secondary

#BDB38E

accent

#B45ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5EA5

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

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