#4C5997#4C5997

#4C5997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.101 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C5997
RGB	rgb(76, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(230, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 50%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.44, 12.83, -35.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.44, 37.86, 289.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.0055 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.101 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.1370, 10.9149, 30.7394)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C5997 #978A4C

analogous

#4C7F97 #4C5997 #654C97

triadic

#4C5997 #974C59 #59974C

tetradic

#4C5997 #974C7F #978A4C #4C9765

square

#4C5997 #974C7F #978A4C #4C9765

split-complementary

#4C5997 #97654C #7F974C

monochromatic

#232946 #38416E #4C5997 #6B78B5 #949DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4C5997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4C5997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C5997

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C5997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C5997	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c5997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.101 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387b6',
    500: '#4c5997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c5997;
$custom-light: #8387b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c5997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.6,
    "s": 33.04,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48262,
    "c": 0.10089,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C5997

secondary

#B6AE89

accent

#B75FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C5997

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

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