Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Tanzanite

Tanzanite is a balanced blue color with HEX #4D5DAB. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 77, 93, 171, HSL 230, 38%, 49%, cool temperature, and is useful for jewel tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents.

#4D5DAB blue cool balanced
HEX #4D5DAB
RGB rgb(77, 93, 171)
HSL hsl(230 38% 49%)
CMYK cmyk(55, 46, 0, 33)
Luminance 0.1235
Contrast Black 3.47:1White 6.05:1

CSS Utilities

--color-tanzanite: #4D5DAB;
.bg-tanzanite { background-color: #4D5DAB; }
.text-tanzanite { color: #4D5DAB; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.1235
Black text3.47:1AA Fail
White text6.05:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    93,
    171
  ],
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    38,
    49
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    0,
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  ],
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": []
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#6D4DAC"
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    "#5DAC4D"
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    "#AC9D4D",
    "#4DAC6D"
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    "#8DAC4D"
  ],
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    "#4D5DAB",
    "#313B6D"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "dark": "#313B6D",
  "saturated": "#324BC8",
  "desaturated": "#697091",
  "pastel": "#ADB3CC",
  "neon": "#2448FF"
}
Pairings
{
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  ],
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
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    "#8B96CB",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  ],
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    ],
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  },
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  ],
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      "#8B96CB"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Tanzanite Color

Tanzanite sits in the blue family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Tanzanite is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include depth, richness, and prestige, which makes it relevant for luxury and fashion. In design work, Tanzanite is most useful for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Blue color familyBrowse named blue colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Tanzanite accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #4D5DAB.Tanzanite CSS utilitiesUse Tanzanite in CSS variables and utility classes.#4D5DAB HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Tanzanite paletteOpen the generated palette based on Tanzanite.Tanzanite harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Tanzanite against black and white text.

Black text3.47:1AA Fail
White text6.05:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text optionsNone in seed set
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Violet Blue#324AB2
Iolite#5A4C8D
Steel Blue#4682B4
Iris#5A4FCF
Amethyst Deep#5D3A9B

Color Harmonies

#AC9D4D#AC9D4D
#4D8DAC#4D8DAC
#6D4DAC#6D4DAC
#AC4D5D#AC4D5D
#5DAC4D#5DAC4D
Open full Tanzanite harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#8B96CB#8B96CB
#313B6D#313B6D
#324BC8#324BC8
#697091#697091
#ADB3CC#ADB3CC
#2448FF#2448FF

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#AC9D4D#AC9D4D
#4D8DAC#4D8DAC
#6D4DAC#6D4DAC
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5