#4B5A99#4B5A99

#4B5A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.103 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B5A99
RGB	rgb(75, 90, 153)
HSL	hsl(228, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 12.60, -36.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 38.44, 289.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0035 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.103 272)
XYZ	xyz(12.3057, 11.1073, 31.6263)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B5A99 #998A4B

analogous

#4B8199 #4B5A99 #634B99

triadic

#4B5A99 #994B5A #5A994B

tetradic

#4B5A99 #994B81 #998A4B #4B9963

square

#4B5A99 #994B81 #998A4B #4B9963

split-complementary

#4B5A99 #99634B #81994B

monochromatic

#232A47 #374270 #4B5A99 #6B79B6 #949ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#4B5A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4B5A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B5A99

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B5A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B5A99	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b5a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 90, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.103 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8288b7',
    500: '#4b5a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b5a99;
$custom-light: #8288b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b5a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.462,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48529,
    "c": 0.10284,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.11108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B5A99

secondary

#B7AE89

accent

#B55ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B5A99

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

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