#4B5BC2#4B5BC2
#4B5BC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.161 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B5BC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 91, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(232, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(232, 61%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.3%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.57, 25.78, -56.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.57, 61.65, 294.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.48% 0.0079 -0.1606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.48% 0.161 272.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3771, 12.8717, 52.6499) |
| Luminance | 0.1287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.70
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.20
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.84
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.90
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B5BC2 #C2B24B
analogous
#4B96C2 #4B5BC2 #774BC2
triadic
#4B5BC2 #C24B5B #5BC24B
tetradic
#4B5BC2 #C24B96 #C2B24B #4BC277
square
#4B5BC2 #C24B96 #C2B24B #4BC277
split-complementary
#4B5BC2 #C2774B #96C24B
monochromatic
#252F6D #35429B #4B5BC2 #7985D1 #A6AEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.87
#4B5BC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#4B5BC2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B5BC2
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B5BC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B5BC2 | 1.00 | 5.87 | 3.57 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A6AC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007386
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b5bc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 91, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.161 272.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8889d5',
500: '#4b5bc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b5bc2; $custom-light: #8889d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b5bc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 91,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.933,
"s": 49.378,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5148,
"c": 0.16076,
"h": 272.8
},
"luminance": 0.12873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B5BC2
secondary
#CEC79B
accent
#C64FD9
background
#F8F8FD
surface
#F0F0FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0B14
muted
#7D7C83