#4B6499#4B6499

#4B6499 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.090 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B6499
RGB	rgb(75, 100, 153)
HSL	hsl(221, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 51%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 34.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 6.27, -31.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 32.40, 281.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.74% -0.009 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(50.74% 0.09 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2067, 12.9092, 31.9266)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B6499 #99804B

analogous

#4B8B99 #4B6499 #594B99

triadic

#4B6499 #994B64 #64994B

tetradic

#4B6499 #994B8B #99804B #4B9959

square

#4B6499 #994B8B #99804B #4B9959

split-complementary

#4B6499 #99594B #8B994B

monochromatic

#232E47 #374970 #4B6499 #6B83B6 #94A5CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#4B6499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#4B6499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B6499

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B6499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B6499	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50699B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b6499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 100, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.090 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828fb7',
    500: '#4b6499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b6499;
$custom-light: #828fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b6499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.769,
    "s": 34.211,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50742,
    "c": 0.08998,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B6499

secondary

#B7A889

accent

#A75ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B6499

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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