#4956DB#4956DB

#4956DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.201 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956DB
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 219)
HSL	hsl(235, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 60.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 37.14, -69.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 78.91, 298.07°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.0105 -0.2007)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.201 273)
XYZ	xyz(18.8574, 13.1848, 68.5552)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956DB #DBCE49

analogous

#499FDB #4956DB #8549DB

triadic

#4956DB #DB4956 #56DB49

tetradic

#4956DB #DB499F #DBCE49 #49DB85

square

#4956DB #DB499F #DBCE49 #49DB85

split-complementary

#4956DB #DB8549 #9FDB49

monochromatic

#1C268E #2634C1 #4956DB #7C85E5 #AFB5EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#4956DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#4956DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956DB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956DB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007790

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.201 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85e7',
    500: '#4956db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956db;
$custom-light: #8c85e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.658,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52377,
    "c": 0.20102,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.13187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956DB

secondary

#DDD8A2

accent

#DB3EEA

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956DB

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

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