#4B5BE0#4B5BE0
#4B5BE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.201 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B5BE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 91, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 59.4%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74, 36.04, -69.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.74, 78.46, 297.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.79% 0.0086 -0.2008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.79% 0.201 272.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0928, 14.3580, 72.2190) |
| Luminance | 0.1436 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 1.43
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.36
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.57
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.18
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B5BE0 #E0D04B
analogous
#4BA5E0 #4B5BE0 #854BE0
triadic
#4B5BE0 #E04B5B #5BE04B
tetradic
#4B5BE0 #E04BA5 #E0D04B #4BE085
square
#4B5BE0 #E04BA5 #E0D04B #4BE085
split-complementary
#4B5BE0 #E0854B #A5E04B
monochromatic
#1A2797 #2335CB #4B5BE0 #7F8BE9 #B3BAF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#4B5BE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#4B5BE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B5BE0
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B5BE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B5BE0 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b5be0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 91, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.201 272.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e89eb',
500: '#4b5be0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b5be0; $custom-light: #8e89eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b5be0",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 91,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.557,
"s": 70.616,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53787,
"c": 0.20102,
"h": 272.5
},
"luminance": 0.1436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B5BE0
secondary
#E1DBA6
accent
#DA3AED
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84