#4950BB#4950BB

#4950BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.166 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950BB
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 187)
HSL	hsl(236, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 30.00, -57.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 64.83, 297.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.016 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.166 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5830, 10.7405, 48.3087)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950BB #BBB449

analogous

#4989BB #4950BB #7B49BB

triadic

#4950BB #BB4950 #50BB49

tetradic

#4950BB #BB4989 #BBB449 #49BB7B

square

#4950BB #BB4989 #BBB449 #49BB7B

split-complementary

#4950BB #BB7B49 #89BB49

monochromatic

#252964 #363C91 #4950BB #767BCC #A2A6DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#4950BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#4950BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950BB

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950BB	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.166 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781d0',
    500: '#4950bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950bb;
$custom-light: #8781d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.316,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48724,
    "c": 0.16586,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950BB

secondary

#C9C697

accent

#CD53D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950BB

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

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