#4950BF#4950BF

#4950BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.171 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950BF
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(236, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.44, 31.36, -59.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.44, 67.11, 297.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.016 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.171 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0172, 10.9142, 50.5954)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.21

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950BF #BFB849

analogous

#498BBF #4950BF #7D49BF

triadic

#4950BF #BF4950 #50BF49

tetradic

#4950BF #BF498B #BFB849 #49BF7D

square

#4950BF #BF498B #BFB849 #49BF7D

split-complementary

#4950BF #BF7D49 #8BBF49

monochromatic

#252969 #353B96 #4950BF #767CCF #A4A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4950BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4950BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950BF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950BF	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.171 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8881d3',
    500: '#4950bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950bf;
$custom-light: #8881d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.441,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49037,
    "c": 0.1713,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10915
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950BF

secondary

#CCC998

accent

#D050D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950BF

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

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