#4950D9#4950D9

#4950D9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.205 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4950D9
RGBrgb(73, 80, 217)
HSLhsl(237, 65%, 57%)
HSVhsv(237, 66%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(66.4%, 63.1%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.47, 40.13, -71.04)
CIE-LCHlch(41.47, 81.59, 299.46°)
OKLaboklab(51.18% 0.0152 -0.2049)
OKLCHoklch(51.18% 0.206 274.2)
XYZxyz(18.1365, 12.1619, 67.0239)
Luminance0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4950D9 #D9D249
analogous
#4998D9 #4950D9 #8A49D9
triadic
#4950D9 #D94950 #50D949
tetradic
#4950D9 #D94998 #D9D249 #49D98A
square
#4950D9 #D94998 #D9D249 #49D98A
split-complementary
#4950D9 #D98A49 #98D949
monochromatic
#1D228B #282FBD #4950D9 #7C81E4 #AEB1EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12
#4950D9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43
#4950D9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950D9
6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4950D9#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4950D91.006.123.436.12
#FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00
#0000003.4321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.121.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0068DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005BD6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00738D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4950d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.205 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e6',
    500: '#4950d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4950d9;
$custom-light: #8d81e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4950d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.083,
    "s": 65.455,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51175,
    "c": 0.2055,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4950D9
secondary
#DCD9A2
accent
#E03FE8
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EEFC
border
#CCC9D5
text
#0E0A16
muted
#7E7C84

Preview Lab

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#4950D9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva