#4949BD#4949BD

#4949BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.177 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4949BD
RGB	rgb(73, 73, 189)
HSL	hsl(240, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.58, 35.06, -61.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.58, 70.51, 299.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0225 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.177 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3125, 9.8546, 49.2821)
Luminance	0.0986 (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

#4949BD #BDBD49

analogous

#4983BD #4949BD #8349BD

triadic

#4949BD #BD4949 #49BD49

tetradic

#4949BD #BD4983 #BDBD49 #49BD83

square

#4949BD #BD4983 #BDBD49 #49BD83

split-complementary

#4949BD #BD8349 #83BD49

monochromatic

#252566 #353593 #4949BD #7676CD #A3A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4949BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4949BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4949BD

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4949BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4949BD	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4949bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 73, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.177 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887cd2',
    500: '#4949bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4949bd;
$custom-light: #887cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4949bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47619,
    "c": 0.17746,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4949BD

secondary

#CACA97

accent

#D651D6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4949BD

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

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