#4B599B#4B599B

#4B599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.107 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B599B
RGB	rgb(75, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 13.89, -37.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 40.25, 290.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.0052 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.107 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3885, 11.0064, 32.4756)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B599B #9B8D4B

analogous

#4B819B #4B599B #654B9B

triadic

#4B599B #9B4B59 #599B4B

tetradic

#4B599B #9B4B81 #9B8D4B #4B9B65

square

#4B599B #9B4B81 #9B8D4B #4B9B65

split-complementary

#4B599B #9B654B #819B4B

monochromatic

#232A49 #374172 #4B599B #6C79B8 #959ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#4B599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#4B599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B599B

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B599B	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.107 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387b9',
    500: '#4b599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b599b;
$custom-light: #8387b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.5,
    "s": 34.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48435,
    "c": 0.10721,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B599B

secondary

#B8B08A

accent

#B85DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B599B

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

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