#4B5997#4B5997

#4B5997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.101 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B5997
RGB	rgb(75, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(229, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(229, 50%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 12.58, -35.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 37.89, 289.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.19% 0.0044 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(48.19% 0.101 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0582, 10.8742, 30.7357)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B5997 #97894B

analogous

#4B7F97 #4B5997 #634B97

triadic

#4B5997 #974B59 #59974B

tetradic

#4B5997 #974B7F #97894B #4B9763

square

#4B5997 #974B7F #97894B #4B9763

split-complementary

#4B5997 #97634B #7F974B

monochromatic

#222945 #37416E #4B5997 #6A78B5 #939DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#4B5997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4B5997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B5997

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B5997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B5997	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b5997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.101 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8287b6',
    500: '#4b5997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b5997;
$custom-light: #8287b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b5997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.947,
    "s": 33.628,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48191,
    "c": 0.10119,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B5997

secondary

#B6AD88

accent

#B65ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B5997

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

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