#4949DE#4949DE

#4949DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.220 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4949DE
RGB	rgb(73, 73, 222)
HSL	hsl(240, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 45.95, -75.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 88.61, 301.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.0197 -0.2188)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.22 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3107, 11.4538, 70.3389)
Luminance	0.1145 (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

#4949DE #DEDE49

analogous

#4993DE #4949DE #9349DE

triadic

#4949DE #DE4949 #49DE49

tetradic

#4949DE #DE4993 #DEDE49 #49DE93

square

#4949DE #DE4993 #DEDE49 #49DE93

split-complementary

#4949DE #DE9349 #93DE49

monochromatic

#1A1A92 #2424C6 #4949DE #7D7DE7 #B1B1F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#4949DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4949DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4949DE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4949DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4949DE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4949de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 73, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.220 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7de9',
    500: '#4949de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4949de;
$custom-light: #8e7de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4949de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50477,
    "c": 0.21968,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4949DE

secondary

#DFDFA4

accent

#EC3CEC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4949DE

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

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