#4B4E99#4B4E99

#4B4E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.120 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4E99
RGB	rgb(75, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.45, 20.32, -41.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.45, 46.28, 296.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0184 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.12 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.3740, 9.2439, 31.3157)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4E99 #99964B

analogous

#4B7599 #4B4E99 #6F4B99

triadic

#4B4E99 #994B4E #4E994B

tetradic

#4B4E99 #994B75 #99964B #4B996F

square

#4B4E99 #994B75 #99964B #4B996F

split-complementary

#4B4E99 #996F4B #75994B

monochromatic

#232447 #373970 #4B4E99 #6B6EB6 #9496CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#4B4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#4B4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4E99

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4E99	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.120 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fb7',
    500: '#4b4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4e99;
$custom-light: #837fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46006,
    "c": 0.11976,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4E99

secondary

#B7B589

accent

#C65ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4E99

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

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