#4A6FA5#4A6FA5
#4A6FA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.095 H 257.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A6FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 111, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 38%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 55%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 32.7%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.37, 3.16, -33.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.37, 33.17, 275.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.83% -0.0202 -0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.83% 0.095 257.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2977, 15.5401, 37.7834) |
| Luminance | 0.1554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.80
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.60
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.05
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.14
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 4.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A6FA5 #A5804A
analogous
#4A9DA5 #4A6FA5 #534AA5
triadic
#4A6FA5 #A54A6F #6FA54A
tetradic
#4A6FA5 #A54A9D #A5804A #4AA553
square
#4A6FA5 #A54A9D #A5804A #4AA553
split-complementary
#4A6FA5 #A5534A #9DA54A
monochromatic
#243650 #37537B #4A6FA5 #6E8FBE #98AFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#4A6FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#4A6FA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A6FA5
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A6FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A6FA5 | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5973A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E6AA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#137B82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a6fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 111, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.095 257.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8398c0',
500: '#4a6fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a6fa5; $custom-light: #8398c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a6fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 111,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.604,
"s": 38.075,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53832,
"c": 0.09521,
"h": 257.8
},
"luminance": 0.15541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A6FA5
secondary
#BDAA8E
accent
#9F5ACE
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF2F7
border
#CACCD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81