#4949DB#4949DB

#4949DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.216 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4949DB
RGB	rgb(73, 73, 219)
HSL	hsl(240, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 44.97, -74.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 87.01, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.02 -0.215)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.216 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9122, 11.2944, 68.2402)
Luminance	0.1130 (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

#4949DB #DBDB49

analogous

#4992DB #4949DB #9249DB

triadic

#4949DB #DB4949 #49DB49

tetradic

#4949DB #DB4992 #DBDB49 #49DB92

square

#4949DB #DB4992 #DBDB49 #49DB92

split-complementary

#4949DB #DB9249 #92DB49

monochromatic

#1C1C8E #2626C1 #4949DB #7C7CE5 #AFAFEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#4949DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#4949DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4949DB

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4949DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4949DB	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4949db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 73, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.216 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7ce7',
    500: '#4949db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4949db;
$custom-light: #8d7ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4949db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50207,
    "c": 0.21597,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4949DB

secondary

#DDDDA2

accent

#EA3EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4949DB

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

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