#4955BB#4955BB

#4955BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.159 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4955BB
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(234, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 26.83, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 61.57, 295.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.67% 0.0112 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(49.67% 0.159 274)
XYZ	xyz(14.9628, 11.5001, 48.4353)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4955BB #BBAF49

analogous

#498EBB #4955BB #7649BB

triadic

#4955BB #BB4955 #55BB49

tetradic

#4955BB #BB498E #BBAF49 #49BB76

square

#4955BB #BB498E #BBAF49 #49BB76

split-complementary

#4955BB #BB7649 #8EBB49

monochromatic

#252C64 #364091 #4955BB #767FCC #A2A8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#4955BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4955BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4955BB

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4955BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4955BB	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4955bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.159 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784d0',
    500: '#4955bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4955bb;
$custom-light: #8784d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4955bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.684,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49673,
    "c": 0.15936,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.11501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4955BB

secondary

#C9C497

accent

#C853D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4955BB

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

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