#4950BC#4950BC

#4950BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.167 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950BC
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 188)
HSL	hsl(236, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 57.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.21, 30.34, -57.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.21, 65.40, 297.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.016 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.167 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.6905, 10.7835, 48.8745)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.34

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950BC #BCB549

analogous

#4989BC #4950BC #7B49BC

triadic

#4950BC #BC4950 #50BC49

tetradic

#4950BC #BC4989 #BCB549 #49BC7B

square

#4950BC #BC4989 #BCB549 #49BC7B

split-complementary

#4950BC #BC7B49 #89BC49

monochromatic

#252965 #363B92 #4950BC #767BCC #A2A6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#4950BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#4950BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950BC

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950BC	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.167 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781d1',
    500: '#4950bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950bc;
$custom-light: #8781d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.348,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48802,
    "c": 0.16722,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950BC

secondary

#CAC797

accent

#CE52D6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950BC

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

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