#4950DE#4950DE

#4950DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.212 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4950DE
RGB	rgb(73, 80, 222)
HSL	hsl(237, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(237, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 64%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 41.80, -73.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 84.31, 299.72°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.0149 -0.2113)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.212 274)
XYZ	xyz(18.7967, 12.4260, 70.5010)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4950DE #DED749

analogous

#499BDE #4950DE #8C49DE

triadic

#4950DE #DE4950 #50DE49

tetradic

#4950DE #DE499B #DED749 #49DE8C

square

#4950DE #DE499B #DED749 #49DE8C

split-complementary

#4950DE #DE8C49 #9BDE49

monochromatic

#1A2092 #242BC6 #4950DE #7D82E7 #B1B4F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#4950DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#4950DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4950DE

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4950DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4950DE	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4950de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 80, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.212 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e9',
    500: '#4950de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4950de;
$custom-light: #8d81e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4950de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.181,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51604,
    "c": 0.21186,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.12428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4950DE

secondary

#DFDCA4

accent

#E43CEC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4950DE

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

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