#4956BA#4956BA

#4956BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.157 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BA
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 186)
HSL	hsl(233, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 25.85, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 60.34, 295.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.0101 -0.1563)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.157 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9355, 11.6160, 47.8999)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BA #BAAD49

analogous

#498EBA #4956BA #7449BA

triadic

#4956BA #BA4956 #56BA49

tetradic

#4956BA #BA498E #BAAD49 #49BA74

square

#4956BA #BA498E #BAAD49 #49BA74

split-complementary

#4956BA #BA7449 #8EBA49

monochromatic

#262D63 #36418F #4956BA #757FCB #A2A8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4956BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4956BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BA

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BA	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1565BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.157 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685cf',
    500: '#4956ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956ba;
$custom-light: #8685cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.097,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49792,
    "c": 0.15667,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BA

secondary

#C8C396

accent

#C653D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BA

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

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