#4956BD#4956BD

#4956BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.161 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BD
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 26.88, -55.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 62.06, 295.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.0103 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.161 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2577, 11.7449, 49.5972)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BD #BDB049

analogous

#4990BD #4956BD #7649BD

triadic

#4956BD #BD4956 #56BD49

tetradic

#4956BD #BD4990 #BDB049 #49BD76

square

#4956BD #BD4990 #BDB049 #49BD76

split-complementary

#4956BD #BD7649 #90BD49

monochromatic

#252C66 #354093 #4956BD #7680CD #A3A9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#4956BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#4956BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BD

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BD	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C65C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.161 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d2',
    500: '#4956bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956bd;
$custom-light: #8785d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.276,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50015,
    "c": 0.16084,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BD

secondary

#CAC597

accent

#C751D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BD

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

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