#4956BF#4956BF

#4956BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.164 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956BF
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 191)
HSL	hsl(233, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(233, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 55%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.95, 27.56, -56.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.95, 63.21, 295.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0104 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.164 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4763, 11.8324, 50.7484)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956BF #BFB249

analogous

#4991BF #4956BF #7749BF

triadic

#4956BF #BF4956 #56BF49

tetradic

#4956BF #BF4991 #BFB249 #49BF77

square

#4956BF #BF4991 #BFB249 #49BF77

split-complementary

#4956BF #BF7749 #91BF49

monochromatic

#252C69 #353F96 #4956BF #7680CF #A4AADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#4956BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#4956BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956BF

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956BF	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0466C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.164 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785d3',
    500: '#4956bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956bf;
$custom-light: #8785d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.39,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50165,
    "c": 0.1636,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956BF

secondary

#CCC698

accent

#C950D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956BF

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

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