#4959AE#4959AE

#4959AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.136 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959AE
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 174)
HSL	hsl(230, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 19.83, -47.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 51.45, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.54% 0.0059 -0.1356)
OKLCH	oklch(49.54% 0.136 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9575, 11.6162, 41.5428)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959AE #AE9E49

analogous

#498BAE #4959AE #6B49AE

triadic

#4959AE #AE4959 #59AE49

tetradic

#4959AE #AE498B #AE9E49 #49AE6B

square

#4959AE #AE498B #AE9E49 #49AE6B

split-complementary

#4959AE #AE6B49 #8BAE49

monochromatic

#252D58 #374383 #4959AE #717EC3 #9CA5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4959AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4959AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959AE

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959AE	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F64B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#016C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.136 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487c7',
    500: '#4959ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959ae;
$custom-light: #8487c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.495,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49538,
    "c": 0.1357,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959AE

secondary

#C2BA91

accent

#BD57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959AE

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

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