#4955B2#4955B2

#4955B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.147 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4955B2
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 178)
HSL	hsl(233, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 23.75, -51.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 56.38, 294.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.0106 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.147 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0294, 11.1268, 43.5192)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4955B2 #B2A649

analogous

#498AB2 #4955B2 #7249B2

triadic

#4955B2 #B24955 #55B249

tetradic

#4955B2 #B2498A #B2A649 #49B272

square

#4955B2 #B2498A #B2A649 #49B272

split-complementary

#4955B2 #B27249 #8AB249

monochromatic

#252C5B #374087 #4955B2 #737CC5 #9EA5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4955B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#4955B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4955B2

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4955B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4955B2	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2062B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0459B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4955b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.147 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8584ca',
    500: '#4955b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4955b2;
$custom-light: #8584ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4955b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.143,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49013,
    "c": 0.14674,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11128
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4955B2

secondary

#C4BE93

accent

#C456D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4955B2

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

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