#4955BF#4955BF

#4955BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.165 H 273.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4955BF
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 191)
HSL	hsl(234, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(234, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 28.20, -57.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 63.86, 296.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.0114 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.165 273.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3970, 11.6738, 50.7220)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4955BF #BFB349

analogous

#4990BF #4955BF #7849BF

triadic

#4955BF #BF4955 #55BF49

tetradic

#4955BF #BF4990 #BFB349 #49BF78

square

#4955BF #BF4990 #BFB349 #49BF78

split-complementary

#4955BF #BF7849 #90BF49

monochromatic

#252C69 #353F96 #4955BF #767FCF #A4AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#4955BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#4955BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4955BF

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4955BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4955BF	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4955bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.165 273.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784d3',
    500: '#4955bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4955bf;
$custom-light: #8784d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4955bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.898,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49974,
    "c": 0.16489,
    "h": 273.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4955BF

secondary

#CCC798

accent

#CA50D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4955BF

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

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