#4B4EA5#4B4EA5

#4B4EA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.137 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B4EA5
RGB	rgb(75, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 24.27, -47.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 53.38, 297.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0196 -0.1358)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.137 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4154, 9.6605, 36.8004)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B4EA5 #A5A24B

analogous

#4B7BA5 #4B4EA5 #754BA5

triadic

#4B4EA5 #A54B4E #4EA54B

tetradic

#4B4EA5 #A54B7B #A5A24B #4BA575

square

#4B4EA5 #A54B7B #A5A24B #4BA575

split-complementary

#4B4EA5 #A5754B #7BA54B

monochromatic

#252651 #383A7B #4B4EA5 #6F72BE #9A9BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#4B4EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4B4EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B4EA5

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B4EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B4EA5	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F5BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1154A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b4ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.137 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fc0',
    500: '#4b4ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b4ea5;
$custom-light: #847fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b4ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4684,
    "c": 0.13724,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B4EA5

secondary

#BDBC8F

accent

#CA5ACD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B4EA5

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

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