#4B4498#4B4498

#4B4498 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.133 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4498
RGB	rgb(75, 68, 152)
HSL	hsl(245, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(245, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 55.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.77, 26.42, -45.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.77, 52.43, 300.26°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.0304 -0.1293)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.133 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.6346, 7.8966, 30.6635)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4498 #919844

analogous

#446798 #4B4498 #754498

triadic

#4B4498 #984B44 #44984B

tetradic

#4B4498 #984467 #919844 #449875

square

#4B4498 #984467 #919844 #449875

split-complementary

#4B4498 #987544 #679844

monochromatic

#211E43 #36316E #4B4498 #6861B8 #918BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#4B4498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4B4498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4498

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4498	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14529B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D4D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5767

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 68, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.133 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378b7',
    500: '#4b4498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4498;
$custom-light: #8378b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245,
    "s": 38.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43972,
    "c": 0.13281,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4498

secondary

#B2B681

accent

#CE5AC4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4498

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

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