#4950CE#4950CE

#4950CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.191 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950CE
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 206)
HSL	hsl(237, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(237, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 61.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 36.43, -66.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 75.53, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.0158 -0.1906)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.191 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7532, 11.6086, 59.7384)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950CE #CEC749

analogous

#4993CE #4950CE #8549CE

triadic

#4950CE #CE4950 #50CE49

tetradic

#4950CE #CE4993 #CEC749 #49CE85

square

#4950CE #CE4993 #CEC749 #49CE85

split-complementary

#4950CE #CE8549 #93CE49

monochromatic

#21267B #2E35AC #4950CE #797EDB #A9ADE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4950CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4950CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950CE

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950CE	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.191 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a81de',
    500: '#4950ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950ce;
$custom-light: #8a81de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5025,
    "c": 0.19128,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950CE

secondary

#D5D29D

accent

#D947E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950CE

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

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