#4B599C#4B599C

#4B599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.109 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B599C
RGB	rgb(75, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 14.22, -38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 40.85, 290.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.5% 0.0054 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(48.5% 0.109 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4729, 11.0401, 32.9198)
Luminance	0.1104 (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

#4B599C #9C8E4B

analogous

#4B819C #4B599C #664B9C

triadic

#4B599C #9C4B59 #599C4B

tetradic

#4B599C #9C4B81 #9C8E4B #4B9C66

square

#4B599C #9C4B81 #9C8E4B #4B9C66

split-complementary

#4B599C #9C664B #819C4B

monochromatic

#232A49 #374173 #4B599C #6C79B8 #959FCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#4B599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#4B599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B599C

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B599C	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.109 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387b9',
    500: '#4b599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b599c;
$custom-light: #8387b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.63,
    "s": 35.065,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48497,
    "c": 0.1087,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B599C

secondary

#B8B08A

accent

#B85DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B599C

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

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