#4969AE#4969AE

#4969AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.115 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4969AE
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(221, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 39.7%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 9.67, -40.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 41.52, 283.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% -0.0119 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.115 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4366, 14.5744, 42.0359)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4969AE #AE8E49

analogous

#499BAE #4969AE #5B49AE

triadic

#4969AE #AE4969 #69AE49

tetradic

#4969AE #AE499B #AE8E49 #49AE5B

square

#4969AE #AE499B #AE8E49 #49AE5B

split-complementary

#4969AE #AE5B49 #9BAE49

monochromatic

#253558 #374F83 #4969AE #718BC3 #9CAED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#4969AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#4969AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4969AE

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4969AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4969AE	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C70B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F66AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4969ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.115 264.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4969ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.99,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52944,
    "c": 0.1152,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4969AE

secondary

#C2B291

accent

#AA57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4969AE

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

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