#4959BB#4959BB

#4959BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.154 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959BB
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 187)
HSL	hsl(232, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(232, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 52.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 24.28, -53.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 58.97, 294.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.45% 0.0072 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(50.45% 0.154 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2867, 12.1478, 48.5433)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959BB #BBAB49

analogous

#4992BB #4959BB #7249BB

triadic

#4959BB #BB4959 #59BB49

tetradic

#4959BB #BB4992 #BBAB49 #49BB72

square

#4959BB #BB4992 #BBAB49 #49BB72

split-complementary

#4959BB #BB7249 #92BB49

monochromatic

#252E64 #364391 #4959BB #7682CC #A2AADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#4959BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#4959BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959BB

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959BB	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F67BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.154 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687d0',
    500: '#4959bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959bb;
$custom-light: #8687d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.579,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50454,
    "c": 0.15416,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959BB

secondary

#C9C297

accent

#C353D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959BB

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

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