#4959FF#4959FF

#4959FF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.243 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4959FF
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 255)
HSL	hsl(235, 100%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(235, 71%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 47.43, -83.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 96.41, 299.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.0065 -0.2427)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.243 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.3639, 15.7787, 96.3499)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4959FF #FFEF49

analogous

#49B4FF #4959FF #9449FF

triadic

#4959FF #FF4959 #59FF49

tetradic

#4959FF #FF49B4 #FFEF49 #49FF94

square

#4959FF #FF49B4 #FFEF49 #49FF94

split-complementary

#4959FF #FF9449 #B4FF49

monochromatic

#0012CE #0C21FF #4959FF #8691FF #C3C9FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#4959FF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#4959FF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4959FF

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4959FF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4959FF	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066FC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0085A4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4959ff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.243 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9388ff',
    500: '#4959ff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4959ff;
$custom-light: #9388ff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4959ff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.725,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 64.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55959,
    "c": 0.24276,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4959FF

secondary

#F1ECB2

accent

#D100E6

background

#FAF8FF

surface

#F3F0FF

border

#CDCBD7

text

#0F0B18

muted

#7F7C86

Preview Lab

Preview with #4959FF

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

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