#4B5EA9#4B5EA9
#4B5EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.121 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B5EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 94, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 56%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.6%, 44.4%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.79, 15.36, -42.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.79, 45.29, 289.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.38% 0.0017 -0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.38% 0.121 270.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0634, 12.3648, 39.1740) |
| Luminance | 0.1237 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.38
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.54
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.71
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.58
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.63
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B5EA9 #A9964B
analogous
#4B8DA9 #4B5EA9 #674BA9
triadic
#4B5EA9 #A94B5E #5EA94B
tetradic
#4B5EA9 #A94B8D #A9964B #4BA967
square
#4B5EA9 #A94B8D #A9964B #4BA967
split-complementary
#4B5EA9 #A9674B #8DA94B
monochromatic
#252F54 #38467F #4B5EA9 #7181C0 #9CA7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#4B5EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#4B5EA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B5EA9
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B5EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B5EA9 | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D67AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#325FA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#176E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b5ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 94, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.121 270.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#848bc3',
500: '#4b5ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b5ea9; $custom-light: #848bc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b5ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 94,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.872,
"s": 38.525,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5038,
"c": 0.12119,
"h": 270.8
},
"luminance": 0.12366
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B5EA9
secondary
#BFB690
accent
#B759CE
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81