#4B558E#4B558E
#4B558E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.093 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B558E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 85, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 31%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 47%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.2%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.74, 12.24, -32.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.74, 35.07, 290.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.78% 0.0076 -0.0928) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.78% 0.093 274.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0311, 9.9453, 26.9243) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 2.02
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.06
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.43
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.28
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.30
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B558E #8E844B
analogous
#4B768E #4B558E #634B8E
triadic
#4B558E #8E4B55 #558E4B
tetradic
#4B558E #8E4B76 #8E844B #4B8E63
square
#4B558E #8E4B76 #8E844B #4B8E63
split-complementary
#4B558E #8E634B #768E4B
monochromatic
#21253E #363D66 #4B558E #6772AF #8F97C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#4B558E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#4B558E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B558E
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B558E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B558E | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#405C90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3A568D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#33616A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b558e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 85, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.093 274.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8184af',
500: '#4b558e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b558e; $custom-light: #8184af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b558e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 85,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.045,
"s": 30.876,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46784,
"c": 0.09307,
"h": 274.7
},
"luminance": 0.09946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B558E
secondary
#B0AA85
accent
#B861C7
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFEFF4
border
#CACACE
text
#0B0A10
muted
#7C7C7F