#49699D#49699D

#49699D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.091 H 259.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49699D
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 157)
HSL	hsl(217, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(217, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 33.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 3.99, -31.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 32.01, 277.16°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% -0.0162 -0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.091 259.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8830, 13.9529, 33.8534)
Luminance	0.1395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49699D #9D7D49

analogous

#49939D #49699D #53499D

triadic

#49699D #9D4969 #699D49

tetradic

#49699D #9D4993 #9D7D49 #499D53

square

#49699D #9D4993 #9D7D49 #499D53

split-complementary

#49699D #9D5349 #939D49

monochromatic

#223149 #364D73 #49699D #6A88BA #93A9CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#49699D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#49699D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49699D

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49699D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49699D	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#556D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A659C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D747C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49699d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.091 259.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8193ba',
    500: '#49699d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49699d;
$custom-light: #8193ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49699d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.143,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51973,
    "c": 0.09088,
    "h": 259.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49699D

secondary

#B9A789

accent

#A15BCD

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #49699D

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

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