#4956BC#4956BC

#4956BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.159 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BC
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 188)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 54.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 26.54, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 61.49, 295.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.0103 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.159 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1496, 11.7017, 49.0275)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BC #BCAF49

analogous

#498FBC #4956BC #7549BC

triadic

#4956BC #BC4956 #56BC49

tetradic

#4956BC #BC498F #BCAF49 #49BC75

square

#4956BC #BC498F #BCAF49 #49BC75

split-complementary

#4956BC #BC7549 #8FBC49

monochromatic

#252D65 #364092 #4956BC #7680CC #A2A9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#4956BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#4956BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BC

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BC	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1065C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.159 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d1',
    500: '#4956bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956bc;
$custom-light: #8785d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.217,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49941,
    "c": 0.15945,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BC

secondary

#CAC497

accent

#C752D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BC

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

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