#4949BB#4949BB

#4949BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.175 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4949BB
RGB	rgb(73, 73, 187)
HSL	hsl(240, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 61%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.42, 34.39, -60.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.42, 69.38, 299.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.0226 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.175 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0969, 9.7683, 48.1467)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4949BB #BBBB49

analogous

#4982BB #4949BB #8249BB

triadic

#4949BB #BB4949 #49BB49

tetradic

#4949BB #BB4982 #BBBB49 #49BB82

square

#4949BB #BB4982 #BBBB49 #49BB82

split-complementary

#4949BB #BB8249 #82BB49

monochromatic

#252564 #363691 #4949BB #7676CC #A2A2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#4949BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4949BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4949BB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4949BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4949BB	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4949bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 73, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.175 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877cd0',
    500: '#4949bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4949bb;
$custom-light: #877cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4949bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47454,
    "c": 0.17479,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09769
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4949BB

secondary

#C9C997

accent

#D553D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4949BB

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

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