#4B498D#4B498D

#4B498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.109 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B498D
RGB	rgb(75, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(242, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.36, 19.67, -37.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.36, 42.46, 297.60°)
OKLab	oklab(44.19% 0.0233 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(44.19% 0.109 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.0905, 8.1836, 26.2420)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B498D #8B8D49

analogous

#49698D #4B498D #6D498D

triadic

#4B498D #8D4B49 #498D4B

tetradic

#4B498D #8D4969 #8B8D49 #498D6D

square

#4B498D #8D4969 #8B8D49 #498D6D

split-complementary

#4B498D #8D6D49 #698D49

monochromatic

#201F3C #363465 #4B498D #6664AF #8E8DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4B498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4B498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B498D

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B498D	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D538F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294E8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.109 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817baf',
    500: '#4b498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b498d;
$custom-light: #817baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.765,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44189,
    "c": 0.10925,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B498D

secondary

#AEB082

accent

#C860C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B498D

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

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