#4956CC#4956CC

#4956CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.181 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956CC
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 204)
HSL	hsl(234, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 32.02, -62.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 70.57, 296.98°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0107 -0.1809)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.181 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9709, 12.4302, 58.6200)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956CC #CCBF49

analogous

#4998CC #4956CC #7E49CC

triadic

#4956CC #CC4956 #56CC49

tetradic

#4956CC #CC4998 #CCBF49 #49CC7E

square

#4956CC #CC4998 #CCBF49 #49CC7E

split-complementary

#4956CC #CC7E49 #98CC49

monochromatic

#222A79 #2F3BA9 #4956CC #7982D9 #A9AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#4956CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#4956CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956CC

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956CC	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007388

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.181 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a85dc',
    500: '#4956cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956cc;
$custom-light: #8a85dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.046,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51167,
    "c": 0.18127,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956CC

secondary

#D4CF9D

accent

#D148E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956CC

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

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