#4B6DC5#4B6DC5
#4B6DC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.142 H 266.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B6DC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 109, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 62%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.58, 15.44, -49.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.58, 52.03, 287.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.35% -0.0099 -0.1418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.35% 0.142 266) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4449, 16.4627, 55.0181) |
| Luminance | 0.1646 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.83
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.60
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.62
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.44
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 5.46
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B6DC5 #C5A34B
analogous
#4BAAC5 #4B6DC5 #664BC5
triadic
#4B6DC5 #C54B6D #6DC54B
tetradic
#4B6DC5 #C54BAA #C5A34B #4BC566
square
#4B6DC5 #C54BAA #C5A34B #4BC566
split-complementary
#4B6DC5 #C5664B #AAC54B
monochromatic
#243A71 #33519F #4B6DC5 #7993D4 #A8B8E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#4B6DC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#4B6DC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B6DC5
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B6DC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B6DC5 | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4477C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#316CC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00818F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b6dc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 109, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.142 266.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8896d7',
500: '#4b6dc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b6dc5; $custom-light: #8896d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b6dc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 109,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.279,
"s": 51.261,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55345,
"c": 0.14212,
"h": 266
},
"luminance": 0.16464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B6DC5
secondary
#D0C29C
accent
#B34DDB
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E83