#4169BE#4169BE

#4169BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.141 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4169BE
RGB	rgb(65, 105, 190)
HSL	hsl(221, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(221, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.8%, 44.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 13.72, -48.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 50.79, 285.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.53% -0.0161 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(53.53% 0.141 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5226, 14.9431, 50.7188)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4169BE #BE9641

analogous

#41A8BE #4169BE #5741BE

triadic

#4169BE #BE4169 #69BE41

tetradic

#4169BE #BE41A8 #BE9641 #41BE57

square

#4169BE #BE41A8 #BE9641 #41BE57

split-complementary

#4169BE #BE5741 #A8BE41

monochromatic

#223763 #315090 #4169BE #6F8DCE #9CB1DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#4169BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#4169BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4169BE

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4169BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4169BE	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4072C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A66BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4169be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(65, 105, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.141 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8293d2',
    500: '#4169be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4169be;
$custom-light: #8293d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4169be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 65,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.8,
    "s": 49.02,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53525,
    "c": 0.14066,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4169BE

secondary

#C9B791

accent

#AD4FD9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4169BE

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

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