#4B559D#4B559D

#4B559D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.116 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B559D
RGB	rgb(75, 85, 157)
HSL	hsl(233, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(233, 52%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 45.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 17.12, -40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 44.03, 292.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.71% 0.0104 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(47.71% 0.116 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2340, 10.4264, 33.2596)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B559D #9D934B

analogous

#4B7E9D #4B559D #6A4B9D

triadic

#4B559D #9D4B55 #559D4B

tetradic

#4B559D #9D4B7E #9D934B #4B9D6A

square

#4B559D #9D4B7E #9D934B #4B9D6A

split-complementary

#4B559D #9D6A4B #7E9D4B

monochromatic

#23284A #373F74 #4B559D #6C76B9 #969CCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4B559D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4B559D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B559D

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B559D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B559D	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365EA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E589B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b559d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 85, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.116 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384ba',
    500: '#4b559d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b559d;
$custom-light: #8384ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b559d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.683,
    "s": 35.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47714,
    "c": 0.11573,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B559D

secondary

#B9B38B

accent

#BE5CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B559D

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

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