#4959BD#4959BD

#4959BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.157 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959BD
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 189)
HSL	hsl(232, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(232, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 52.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 24.97, -54.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 60.11, 294.54°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.0074 -0.1568)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.157 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5023, 12.2341, 49.6787)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959BD #BDAD49

analogous

#4993BD #4959BD #7349BD

triadic

#4959BD #BD4959 #59BD49

tetradic

#4959BD #BD4993 #BDAD49 #49BD73

square

#4959BD #BD4993 #BDAD49 #49BD73

split-complementary

#4959BD #BD7349 #93BD49

monochromatic

#252E66 #354293 #4959BD #7682CD #A3ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#4959BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#4959BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959BD

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959BD	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B67C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.157 272.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.724,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50599,
    "c": 0.15695,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959BD

secondary

#CAC397

accent

#C451D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959BD

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

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