#4B5BE1#4B5BE1
#4B5BE1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.202 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B5BE1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 91, 225) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 71%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 67%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.7%, 59.6%, 0%, 11.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.82, 36.38, -70.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.82, 79.01, 297.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.87% 0.0086 -0.2021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.87% 0.202 272.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2288, 14.4124, 72.9354) |
| Luminance | 0.1441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 1.50
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 3.81
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.39
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.50
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.18
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B5BE1 #E1D14B
analogous
#4BA6E1 #4B5BE1 #864BE1
triadic
#4B5BE1 #E14B5B #5BE14B
tetradic
#4B5BE1 #E14BA6 #E1D14B #4BE186
square
#4B5BE1 #E14BA6 #E1D14B #4BE186
split-complementary
#4B5BE1 #E1864B #A6E14B
monochromatic
#192798 #2234CD #4B5BE1 #7F8BEA #B4BBF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#4B5BE1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#4B5BE1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B5BE1
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B5BE1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B5BE1 | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0071E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0063DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b5be1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 91, 225); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.202 272.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e89eb',
500: '#4b5be1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b5be1; $custom-light: #8e89eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b5be1",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 91,
"b": 225
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.6,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53867,
"c": 0.20232,
"h": 272.4
},
"luminance": 0.14414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B5BE1
secondary
#E1DBA6
accent
#DB3AEE
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84