#4956BE#4956BE

#4956BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.162 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BE
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 190)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 54.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 27.22, -56.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 62.63, 295.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.0104 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.162 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3666, 11.7885, 50.1708)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BE #BEB149

analogous

#4991BE #4956BE #7749BE

triadic

#4956BE #BE4956 #56BE49

tetradic

#4956BE #BE4991 #BEB149 #49BE77

square

#4956BE #BE4991 #BEB149 #49BE77

split-complementary

#4956BE #BE7749 #91BE49

monochromatic

#252C68 #354095 #4956BE #7680CE #A3AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#4956BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4956BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0966C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.162 273.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5009,
    "c": 0.16222,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BE

secondary

#CBC598

accent

#C851D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BE

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

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