#4955BD#4955BD

#4955BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.162 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4955BD
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(234, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(234, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 27.51, -56.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 62.71, 296.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0113 -0.1617)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.162 274)
XYZ	xyz(15.1784, 11.5864, 49.5708)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4955BD #BDB149

analogous

#498FBD #4955BD #7749BD

triadic

#4955BD #BD4955 #55BD49

tetradic

#4955BD #BD498F #BDB149 #49BD77

square

#4955BD #BD498F #BDB149 #49BD77

split-complementary

#4955BD #BD7749 #8FBD49

monochromatic

#252C66 #353F93 #4955BD #767FCD #A3A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#4955BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4955BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4955BD

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4955BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4955BD	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0565C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4955bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.162 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784d2',
    500: '#4955bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4955bd;
$custom-light: #8784d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4955bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.793,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49823,
    "c": 0.16213,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.11588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4955BD

secondary

#CAC597

accent

#C951D6

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4955BD

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

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