#4B5EA2#4B5EA2
#4B5EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.111 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B5EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 94, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 37%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 54%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.7%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.39, 13.02, -39.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.39, 41.21, 288.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.94% 0.0005 -0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.94% 0.111 270.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4238, 12.1090, 35.8053) |
| Luminance | 0.1211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.46
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 3.93
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.84
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.20
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.28
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B5EA2 #A28F4B
analogous
#4B8AA2 #4B5EA2 #644BA2
triadic
#4B5EA2 #A24B5E #5EA24B
tetradic
#4B5EA2 #A24B8A #A28F4B #4BA264
square
#4B5EA2 #A24B8A #A28F4B #4BA264
split-complementary
#4B5EA2 #A2644B #8AA24B
monochromatic
#242D4E #384678 #4B5EA2 #6E7FBC #98A4CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#4B5EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#4B5EA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B5EA2
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B5EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B5EA2 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4266A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#385EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#216D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b5ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 94, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.111 270.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838bbe',
500: '#4b5ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b5ea2; $custom-light: #838bbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b5ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 94,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.897,
"s": 36.709,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49942,
"c": 0.1109,
"h": 270.2
},
"luminance": 0.1211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B5EA2
secondary
#BCB28D
accent
#B45BCD
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F7
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0C12
muted
#7C7D81