#4961E6#4961E6
#4961E6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.202 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4961E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 97, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 57.8%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.55, 34.10, -70.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.55, 78.00, 295.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.24% 0.0019 -0.2022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.24% 0.202 270.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3004, 15.6770, 76.7510) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.29
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 3.33
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.56
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.05
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4961E6 #E6CE49
analogous
#49B0E6 #4961E6 #8049E6
triadic
#4961E6 #E64961 #61E649
tetradic
#4961E6 #E649B0 #E6CE49 #49E680
square
#4961E6 #E649B0 #E6CE49 #49E680
split-complementary
#4961E6 #E68049 #B0E649
monochromatic
#162B9F #1D39D5 #4961E6 #7F90ED #B5BEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#4961E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#4961E6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4961E6
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4961E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4961E6 | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0076EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0067E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00829A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4961e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 97, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.202 270.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e8def',
500: '#4961e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4961e6; $custom-light: #8e8def; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4961e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 97,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.828,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55241,
"c": 0.20219,
"h": 270.5
},
"luminance": 0.15679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4961E6
secondary
#E4DBA7
accent
#D635F2
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0C17
muted
#7E7D85