#4956CF#4956CF

#4956CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.185 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956CF
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 207)
HSL	hsl(234, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(234, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 58.5%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 33.04, -64.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 72.25, 297.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0107 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.185 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3342, 12.5755, 60.5332)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956CF #CFC249

analogous

#4999CF #4956CF #7F49CF

triadic

#4956CF #CF4956 #56CF49

tetradic

#4956CF #CF4999 #CFC249 #49CF7F

square

#4956CF #CF4999 #CFC249 #49CF7F

split-complementary

#4956CF #CF7F49 #99CF49

monochromatic

#212A7D #2E3AAD #4956CF #7983DC #AAB0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#4956CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4956CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956CF

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956CF	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00748A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.185 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a85df',
    500: '#4956cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956cf;
$custom-light: #8a85df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.179,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51405,
    "c": 0.18527,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956CF

secondary

#D6D19E

accent

#D246E1

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956CF

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

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