#4950CD#4950CD

#4950CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.190 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950CD
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 205)
HSL	hsl(237, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(237, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 36.10, -65.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 74.98, 298.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0158 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.19 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.6321, 11.5601, 59.1006)
Luminance	0.1156 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950CD #CDC649

analogous

#4992CD #4950CD #8449CD

triadic

#4950CD #CD4950 #50CD49

tetradic

#4950CD #CD4992 #CDC649 #49CD84

square

#4950CD #CD4992 #CDC649 #49CD84

split-complementary

#4950CD #CD8449 #92CD49

monochromatic

#22267A #2F35AA #4950CD #797EDA #A9ACE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#4950CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4950CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950CD

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950CD	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.190 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a81dd',
    500: '#4950cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950cd;
$custom-light: #8a81dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.818,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50167,
    "c": 0.18997,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950CD

secondary

#D5D29D

accent

#D848E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950CD

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

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