#4C599D#4C599D

#4C599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.110 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C599D
RGB	rgb(76, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.77, 14.79, -38.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.77, 41.42, 290.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.63% 0.0067 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(48.63% 0.11 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.6367, 11.1148, 33.3712)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C599D #9D904C

analogous

#4C819D #4C599D #674C9D

triadic

#4C599D #9D4C59 #599D4C

tetradic

#4C599D #9D4C81 #9D904C #4C9D67

square

#4C599D #9D4C81 #9D904C #4C9D67

split-complementary

#4C599D #9D674C #819D4C

monochromatic

#242A4B #384274 #4C599D #6E7AB9 #979FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#4C599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4C599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C599D

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C599D	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.110 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387ba',
    500: '#4c599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c599d;
$custom-light: #8387ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.37,
    "s": 34.764,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48629,
    "c": 0.1099,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C599D

secondary

#B9B28C

accent

#B95DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C599D

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

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