#4937AE#4937AE

#4937AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.180 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4937AE
RGB	rgb(73, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.27, 41.04, -60.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.27, 73.50, 303.94°)
OKLab	oklab(43.37% 0.0398 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(43.37% 0.18 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7515, 7.2041, 40.8075)
Luminance	0.0721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.10

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4937AE #9CAE37

analogous

#3760AE #4937AE #8537AE

triadic

#4937AE #AE4937 #37AE49

tetradic

#4937AE #AE3760 #9CAE37 #37AE85

square

#4937AE #AE3760 #9CAE37 #37AE85

split-complementary

#4937AE #AE8537 #60AE37

monochromatic

#221A51 #35287F #4937AE #6958CA #9386D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.60

#4937AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4937AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4937AE

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4937AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4937AE	1.00	8.60	2.44	8.60
#FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4937ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.180 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fc7',
    500: '#4937ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4937ae;
$custom-light: #866fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4937ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.076,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43368,
    "c": 0.17997,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4937AE

secondary

#B8C37E

accent

#DB4CC6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4937AE

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