#4959CD#4959CD

#4959CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.179 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959CD
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 205)
HSL	hsl(233, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(233, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 56.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 30.48, -62.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 69.20, 296.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0081 -0.1787)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.179 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3358, 12.9675, 59.3352)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959CD #CDBD49

analogous

#499BCD #4959CD #7B49CD

triadic

#4959CD #CD4959 #59CD49

tetradic

#4959CD #CD499B #CDBD49 #49CD7B

square

#4959CD #CD499B #CDBD49 #49CD7B

split-complementary

#4959CD #CD7B49 #9BCD49

monochromatic

#222C7A #2F3EAA #4959CD #7985DA #A9B1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#4959CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#4959CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959CD

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959CD	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00758A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.179 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87dd',
    500: '#4959cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959cd;
$custom-light: #8a87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.727,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51803,
    "c": 0.17886,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959CD

secondary

#D5CE9D

accent

#CE48E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959CD

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

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