#4955BE#4955BE

#4955BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.164 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4955BE
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 190)
HSL	hsl(234, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 55.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.62, 27.86, -56.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.62, 63.29, 296.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0113 -0.1631)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.164 274)
XYZ	xyz(15.2874, 11.6299, 50.1444)
Luminance	0.1163 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4955BE #BEB249

analogous

#4990BE #4955BE #7849BE

triadic

#4955BE #BE4955 #55BE49

tetradic

#4955BE #BE4990 #BEB249 #49BE78

square

#4955BE #BE4990 #BEB249 #49BE78

split-complementary

#4955BE #BE7849 #90BE49

monochromatic

#252C68 #353F95 #4955BE #767FCE #A3A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#4955BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#4955BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4955BE

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4955BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4955BE	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0165C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4955be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.164 274.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4955be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.846,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49898,
    "c": 0.16351,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.11631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4955BE

secondary

#CBC698

accent

#C951D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4955BE

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

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