#4959BF#4959BF

#4959BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.160 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959BF
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(232, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.72, 25.66, -55.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.72, 61.26, 294.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.75% 0.0075 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(50.75% 0.16 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7209, 12.3215, 50.8299)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959BF #BFAF49

analogous

#4994BF #4959BF #7449BF

triadic

#4959BF #BF4959 #59BF49

tetradic

#4959BF #BF4994 #BFAF49 #49BF74

square

#4959BF #BF4994 #BFAF49 #49BF74

split-complementary

#4959BF #BF7449 #94BF49

monochromatic

#252E69 #354296 #4959BF #7682CF #A4ACDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#4959BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#4959BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959BF

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959BF	1.00	6.06	3.46	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1768C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.160 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787d3',
    500: '#4959bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959bf;
$custom-light: #8787d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.864,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50746,
    "c": 0.15974,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959BF

secondary

#CCC598

accent

#C550D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959BF

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

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