#4950B2#4950B2

#4950B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.153 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950B2
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 178)
HSL	hsl(236, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(236, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 26.95, -53.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 59.66, 296.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0158 -0.1526)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.153 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6496, 10.3671, 43.3926)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950B2 #B2AB49

analogous

#4985B2 #4950B2 #7749B2

triadic

#4950B2 #B24950 #50B249

tetradic

#4950B2 #B24985 #B2AB49 #49B277

square

#4950B2 #B24985 #B2AB49 #49B277

split-complementary

#4950B2 #B27749 #85B249

monochromatic

#25295B #373C87 #4950B2 #7378C5 #9EA2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#4950B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4950B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950B2

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950B2	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5FB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.153 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8581ca',
    500: '#4950b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950b2;
$custom-light: #8581ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48037,
    "c": 0.1534,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950B2

secondary

#C4C193

accent

#C956D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950B2

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

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