#4959BC#4959BC

#4959BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.156 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959BC
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 188)
HSL	hsl(232, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(232, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.52, 24.63, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.52, 59.54, 294.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0073 -0.1554)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.156 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3941, 12.1908, 49.1090)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959BC #BCAC49

analogous

#4992BC #4959BC #7249BC

triadic

#4959BC #BC4959 #59BC49

tetradic

#4959BC #BC4992 #BCAC49 #49BC72

square

#4959BC #BC4992 #BCAC49 #49BC72

split-complementary

#4959BC #BC7249 #92BC49

monochromatic

#252E65 #364392 #4959BC #7682CC #A2ABDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#4959BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#4959BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959BC

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959BC	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D67BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.156 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787d1',
    500: '#4959bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959bc;
$custom-light: #8787d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.652,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50526,
    "c": 0.15555,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959BC

secondary

#CAC397

accent

#C352D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959BC

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

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