#4959AC#4959AC

#4959AC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.133 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959AC
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 172)
HSL	hsl(230, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 48.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 19.15, -46.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 50.28, 292.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0057 -0.1327)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.133 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7640, 11.5388, 40.5236)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959AC #AC9C49

analogous

#498AAC #4959AC #6A49AC

triadic

#4959AC #AC4959 #59AC49

tetradic

#4959AC #AC498A #AC9C49 #49AC6A

square

#4959AC #AC498A #AC9C49 #49AC6A

split-complementary

#4959AC #AC6A49 #8AAC49

monochromatic

#252D56 #374381 #4959AC #707DC2 #9BA4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#4959AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4959AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959AC

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959AC	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3164AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.133 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487c5',
    500: '#4959ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959ac;
$custom-light: #8487c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.303,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49402,
    "c": 0.13281,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959AC

secondary

#C1B990

accent

#BD58D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959AC

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

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