#4969AD#4969AD

#4969AD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.114 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4969AD
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 173)
HSL	hsl(221, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(221, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 39.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.99, 9.33, -39.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.99, 40.96, 283.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.89% -0.0121 -0.1131)
OKLCH	oklch(52.89% 0.114 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3395, 14.5355, 41.5243)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4969AD #AD8D49

analogous

#499BAD #4969AD #5B49AD

triadic

#4969AD #AD4969 #69AD49

tetradic

#4969AD #AD499B #AD8D49 #49AD5B

square

#4969AD #AD499B #AD8D49 #49AD5B

split-complementary

#4969AD #AD5B49 #9BAD49

monochromatic

#253557 #374F82 #4969AD #708BC3 #9BAED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#4969AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#4969AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4969AD

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4969AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4969AD	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C6FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4066AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4969ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.114 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8493c6',
    500: '#4969ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4969ad;
$custom-light: #8493c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4969ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52885,
    "c": 0.11376,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4969AD

secondary

#C1B290

accent

#AA57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4969AD

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

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