#4959BE#4959BE

#4959BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.158 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959BE
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(232, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 25.31, -55.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 60.69, 294.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.0074 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.158 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6112, 12.2777, 50.2524)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959BE #BEAE49

analogous

#4994BE #4959BE #7449BE

triadic

#4959BE #BE4959 #59BE49

tetradic

#4959BE #BE4994 #BEAE49 #49BE74

square

#4959BE #BE4994 #BEAE49 #49BE74

split-complementary

#4959BE #BE7449 #94BE49

monochromatic

#252E68 #354295 #4959BE #7682CE #A3ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#4959BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#4959BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959BE

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959BE	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1968C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.158 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787d2',
    500: '#4959be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959be;
$custom-light: #8787d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.795,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50672,
    "c": 0.15834,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959BE

secondary

#CBC498

accent

#C551D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959BE

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

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