#4956DC#4956DC

#4956DC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.202 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4956DC
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 220)
HSL	hsl(235, 68%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 60.9%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.12, 37.48, -70.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.12, 79.46, 298.14°)
OKLab	oklab(52.46% 0.0105 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(52.46% 0.202 273)
XYZ	xyz(18.9894, 13.2376, 69.2506)
Luminance	0.1324 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4956DC #DCCF49

analogous

#499FDC #4956DC #8649DC

triadic

#4956DC #DC4956 #56DC49

tetradic

#4956DC #DC499F #DCCF49 #49DC86

square

#4956DC #DC499F #DCCF49 #49DC86

split-complementary

#4956DC #DC8649 #9FDC49

monochromatic

#1C268F #2533C2 #4956DC #7C86E6 #B0B5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#4956DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#4956DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4956DC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4956DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4956DC	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007891

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4956dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.202 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d85e8',
    500: '#4956dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4956dc;
$custom-light: #8d85e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4956dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.694,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5246,
    "c": 0.20231,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.13239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4956DC

secondary

#DED9A3

accent

#DB3DEB

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4956DC

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

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