#4937AB#4937AB

#4937AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.176 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4937AB
RGB	rgb(73, 55, 171)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.01, 40.10, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.01, 71.84, 303.93°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% 0.0403 -0.1715)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.176 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4623, 7.0884, 39.2844)
Luminance	0.0709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.26

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4937AB #99AB37

analogous

#375FAB #4937AB #8337AB

triadic

#4937AB #AB4937 #37AB49

tetradic

#4937AB #AB375F #99AB37 #37AB83

square

#4937AB #AB375F #99AB37 #37AB83

split-complementary

#4937AB #AB8337 #5FAB37

monochromatic

#21194E #35287D #4937AB #6856C9 #9285D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.69

#4937AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4937AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4937AB

8.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4937AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4937AB	1.00	8.69	2.42	8.69
#FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4937ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 55, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.176 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fc5',
    500: '#4937ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4937ab;
$custom-light: #866fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4937ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.31,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43101,
    "c": 0.17615,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4937AB

secondary

#B7C17C

accent

#DB4DC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4937AB

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

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