#4950C9#4950C9

#4950C9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.185 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950C9
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 201)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(237, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 60.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 34.74, -63.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 72.75, 298.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.84% 0.0159 -0.184)
OKLCH	oklch(49.84% 0.185 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1555, 11.3695, 56.5902)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950C9 #C9C249

analogous

#4990C9 #4950C9 #8249C9

triadic

#4950C9 #C94950 #50C949

tetradic

#4950C9 #C94990 #C9C249 #49C982

square

#4950C9 #C94990 #C9C249 #49C982

split-complementary

#4950C9 #C98249 #90C949

monochromatic

#232775 #3137A4 #4950C9 #787DD7 #A7ABE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#4950C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#4950C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950C9

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950C9	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.185 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8981da',
    500: '#4950c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950c9;
$custom-light: #8981da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.719,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49839,
    "c": 0.1847,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950C9

secondary

#D2CF9C

accent

#D64ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950C9

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

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