#4A74BE#4A74BE

#4A74BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.124 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A74BE
RGB	rgb(74, 116, 190)
HSL	hsl(218, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.08, 8.50, -43.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.08, 44.08, 281.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% -0.0195 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.124 261)
XYZ	xyz(18.3604, 17.6627, 51.1469)
Luminance	0.1766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A74BE #BE944A

analogous

#4AAEBE #4A74BE #5A4ABE

triadic

#4A74BE #BE4A74 #74BE4A

tetradic

#4A74BE #BE4AAE #BE944A #4ABE5A

square

#4A74BE #BE4AAE #BE944A #4ABE5A

split-complementary

#4A74BE #BE5A4A #AEBE4A

monochromatic

#253E68 #365895 #4A74BE #7797CE #A4B9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#4A74BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#4A74BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A74BE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A74BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A74BE	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4470BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a74be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 116, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.124 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869bd2',
    500: '#4a74be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a74be;
$custom-light: #869bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a74be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.276,
    "s": 47.154,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56366,
    "c": 0.1244,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.17664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A74BE

secondary

#CBB998

accent

#A651D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A74BE

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

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