#4950DB#4950DB

#4950DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.208 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950DB
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 219)
HSL	hsl(237, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(237, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 63.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 40.80, -71.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 82.68, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.35% 0.0151 -0.2075)
OKLCH	oklch(51.35% 0.208 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3983, 12.2666, 68.4022)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950DB #DBD449

analogous

#4999DB #4950DB #8B49DB

triadic

#4950DB #DB4950 #50DB49

tetradic

#4950DB #DB4999 #DBD449 #49DB8B

square

#4950DB #DB4999 #DBD449 #49DB8B

split-complementary

#4950DB #DB8B49 #99DB49

monochromatic

#1C218E #262EC1 #4950DB #7C81E5 #AFB2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#4950DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#4950DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950DB

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950DB	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.208 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e7',
    500: '#4950db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950db;
$custom-light: #8d81e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.123,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51346,
    "c": 0.20806,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950DB

secondary

#DDDBA2

accent

#E23EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950DB

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

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