#4966BB#4966BB
#4966BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.137 H 267.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4966BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 102, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 45.5%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.95, 16.02, -48.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.95, 50.71, 288.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.11% -0.0061 -0.1373) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.11% 0.137 267.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4656, 14.5057, 48.9362) |
| Luminance | 0.1451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 3.37
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.89
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.16
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 5.40
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.77
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4966BB #BB9E49
analogous
#499FBB #4966BB #6549BB
triadic
#4966BB #BB4966 #66BB49
tetradic
#4966BB #BB499F #BB9E49 #49BB65
square
#4966BB #BB499F #BB9E49 #49BB65
split-complementary
#4966BB #BB6549 #9FBB49
monochromatic
#253564 #364D91 #4966BB #768BCC #A2B1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#4966BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#4966BB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4966BB
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4966BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4966BB | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E70BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2C66B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007987
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4966bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 102, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.137 267.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8691d0',
500: '#4966bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4966bb; $custom-light: #8691d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4966bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 102,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.737,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53112,
"c": 0.13743,
"h": 267.4
},
"luminance": 0.14507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4966BB
secondary
#C9BC97
accent
#B453D5
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0C14
muted
#7D7D82