#4956CB#4956CB

#4956CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.180 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956CB
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(234, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 31.68, -62.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 70.01, 296.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.0107 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.18 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.8514, 12.3824, 57.9903)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956CB #CBBE49

analogous

#4997CB #4956CB #7D49CB

triadic

#4956CB #CB4956 #56CB49

tetradic

#4956CB #CB4997 #CBBE49 #49CB7D

square

#4956CB #CB4997 #CBBE49 #49CB7D

split-complementary

#4956CB #CB7D49 #97CB49

monochromatic

#222B77 #303CA7 #4956CB #7982D9 #A8AEE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#4956CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#4956CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956CB

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956CB	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.180 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8985dc',
    500: '#4956cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956cb;
$custom-light: #8985dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51088,
    "c": 0.17993,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956CB

secondary

#D4CE9C

accent

#D049DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956CB

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

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