#4B599D#4B599D

#4B599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.110 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B599D
RGB	rgb(75, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 14.55, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 41.44, 290.56°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% 0.0056 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.11 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5579, 11.0741, 33.3675)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B599D #9D8F4B

analogous

#4B829D #4B599D #664B9D

triadic

#4B599D #9D4B59 #599D4B

tetradic

#4B599D #9D4B82 #9D8F4B #4B9D66

square

#4B599D #9D4B82 #9D8F4B #4B9D66

split-complementary

#4B599D #9D664B #829D4B

monochromatic

#232A4A #374274 #4B599D #6C79B9 #969FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#4B599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4B599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B599D

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B599D	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.110 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387ba',
    500: '#4b599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b599d;
$custom-light: #8387ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.756,
    "s": 35.345,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48559,
    "c": 0.11019,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B599D

secondary

#B9B18B

accent

#B85CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B599D

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

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