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#4A50BF Color

#4A50BF is rgb(74, 80, 191) in RGB, hsl(237, 48%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 58%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet-blue (#324AB2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4A50BF
HEX#4A50BF
RGBrgb(74, 80, 191)
HSLhsl(237, 48%, 52%)
HSVhsv(237, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 58%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.171 275.8)
LABlab(38.61% 24.44 -60.40)
LCHlch(38.61% 65.16 292.03)

What #4A50BF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4A50BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet-blue#324AB2ΔE 6.26Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 7.36Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 7.53Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 7.62Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 8.1Denim Blue#2243B6ΔE 8.23

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4A50BF Channel Values

How #4A50BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 74 · G 80 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 48% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.58:1 vs white · 3.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4A50BF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4A50BF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4A50BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4A50BF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4A50BF
Complementary
#BFB94A
Analogous
#4A8ABF
Analogous
#7F4ABF
Triadic
#BF4A50
Triadic
#50BF4A
Split comp.
#BF7F4A
Split comp.
#8ABF4A

Tints & Shades of #4A50BF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6469C9
#7B7FD1
#9599DA
#ACAFE2
#C6C8EB
#DDDEF3

Shades

#3C41AA
#32378F
#292D75
#21245E
#181A44
#0F102A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4A50BF.

How #4A50BF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4A50BF
Protanopia#4F4FBF
Protanomaly#4D4FBF
Deuteranopia#4E4EBF
Deuteranomaly#4C4FBF
Tritanopia#1D6767
Tritanomaly#345F93
Achromatopsia#5D5D5D

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Using #4A50BF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4a50bf: #4A50BF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4A50BF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4a50bf': '#4A50BF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.290, green: 0.314, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_4a50bf">#4A50BF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4A50BF"

More Blue Colors

#4A50BF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4A50BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4A50BF?

#4A50BF is a mid-tone blue — rgb(74, 80, 191) in RGB and hsl(237, 48%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet-blue (#324AB2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #4A50BF?

#4A50BF is rgb(74, 80, 191) — red 74, green 80, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4A50BF?

#4A50BF converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 58%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4A50BF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4A50BF scores 6.58:1 against white and 3.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4A50BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4A50BF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.1, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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