#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
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 217)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(237, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 63.1%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.47, 40.13, -71.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.47, 81.59, 299.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0152 -0.2049)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.206 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1365, 12.1619, 67.0239)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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
##4950D9	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #4950D9

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

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