#4956BB#4956BB

#4956BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.158 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BB
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.67, 26.19, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.67, 60.92, 295.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.0102 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.158 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0421, 11.6587, 48.4617)
Luminance	0.1166 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BB #BBAE49

analogous

#498FBB #4956BB #7549BB

triadic

#4956BB #BB4956 #56BB49

tetradic

#4956BB #BB498F #BBAE49 #49BB75

square

#4956BB #BB498F #BBAE49 #49BB75

split-complementary

#4956BB #BB7549 #8FBB49

monochromatic

#252D64 #364091 #4956BB #767FCC #A2A9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#4956BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#4956BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BB

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BB	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1365BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.158 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d0',
    500: '#4956bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956bb;
$custom-light: #8785d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.158,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49866,
    "c": 0.15807,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BB

secondary

#C9C397

accent

#C653D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BB

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

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