#4B5AA5#4B5AA5

#4B5AA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.121 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B5AA5
RGB	rgb(75, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(230, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(230, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.45, 16.57, -42.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.45, 45.50, 291.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.0057 -0.1205)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.121 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3471, 11.5239, 37.1110)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B5AA5 #A5964B

analogous

#4B87A5 #4B5AA5 #694BA5

triadic

#4B5AA5 #A54B5A #5AA54B

tetradic

#4B5AA5 #A54B87 #A5964B #4BA569

square

#4B5AA5 #A54B87 #A5964B #4BA569

split-complementary

#4B5AA5 #A5694B #87A54B

monochromatic

#252C51 #38437B #4B5AA5 #6F7DBE #9AA3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#4B5AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4B5AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B5AA5

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B5AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B5AA5	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3963A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b5aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.121 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8488c0',
    500: '#4b5aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b5aa5;
$custom-light: #8488c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b5aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49279,
    "c": 0.12069,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B5AA5

secondary

#BDB58F

accent

#BA5ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B5AA5

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

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