#4956CD#4956CD

#4956CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.183 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956CD
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(234, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 32.36, -63.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 71.13, 297.06°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.0107 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.183 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0912, 12.4783, 59.2536)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956CD #CDC049

analogous

#4998CD #4956CD #7E49CD

triadic

#4956CD #CD4956 #56CD49

tetradic

#4956CD #CD4998 #CDC049 #49CD7E

square

#4956CD #CD4998 #CDC049 #49CD7E

split-complementary

#4956CD #CD7E49 #98CD49

monochromatic

#222A7A #2F3BAA #4956CD #7983DA #A9AFE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#4956CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#4956CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956CD

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956CD	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.183 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a85dd',
    500: '#4956cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956cd;
$custom-light: #8a85dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.091,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51246,
    "c": 0.1826,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956CD

secondary

#D5CF9D

accent

#D148E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956CD

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

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