#4D5996#4D5996

#4D5996 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.099 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D5996
RGB	rgb(77, 89, 150)
HSL	hsl(230, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 49%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 12.76, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 37.25, 290.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0064 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.099 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1362, 10.9238, 30.3173)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D5996 #968A4D

analogous

#4D7E96 #4D5996 #664D96

triadic

#4D5996 #964D59 #59964D

tetradic

#4D5996 #964D7E #968A4D #4D9666

square

#4D5996 #964D7E #968A4D #4D9666

split-complementary

#4D5996 #96664D #7E964D

monochromatic

#232945 #38416E #4D5996 #6C78B4 #959DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#4D5996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#4D5996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D5996

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D5996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D5996	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d5996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 89, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.099 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387b5',
    500: '#4d5996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d5996;
$custom-light: #8387b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d5996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.137,
    "s": 32.159,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48274,
    "c": 0.09909,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D5996

secondary

#B5AE8A

accent

#B75FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D5996

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

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