#4951CD#4951CD

#4951CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.189 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4951CD
RGB	rgb(73, 81, 205)
HSL	hsl(236, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 60.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.75, 35.48, -65.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.75, 74.34, 298.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.015 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.189 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.7059, 11.7077, 59.1252)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4951CD #CDC549

analogous

#4993CD #4951CD #8349CD

triadic

#4951CD #CD4951 #51CD49

tetradic

#4951CD #CD4993 #CDC549 #49CD83

square

#4951CD #CD4993 #CDC549 #49CD83

split-complementary

#4951CD #CD8349 #93CD49

monochromatic

#22277A #2F36AA #4951CD #797FDA #A9ADE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#4951CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#4951CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4951CD

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4951CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4951CD	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ACB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4951cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 81, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.189 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a82dd',
    500: '#4951cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4951cd;
$custom-light: #8a82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4951cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.364,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50343,
    "c": 0.18875,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4951CD

secondary

#D5D19D

accent

#D748E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4951CD

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

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