#4969B0#4969B0

#4969B0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.118 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4969B0
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 176)
HSL	hsl(221, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 40.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 10.35, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 42.65, 284.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.07% -0.0114 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(53.07% 0.118 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6330, 14.6529, 43.0704)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4969B0 #B09049

analogous

#499DB0 #4969B0 #5D49B0

triadic

#4969B0 #B04969 #69B049

tetradic

#4969B0 #B0499D #B09049 #49B05D

square

#4969B0 #B0499D #B09049 #49B05D

split-complementary

#4969B0 #B05D49 #9DB049

monochromatic

#253559 #374F85 #4969B0 #728BC4 #9DAFD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#4969B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#4969B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4969B0

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4969B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4969B0	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B70B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4969b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.118 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8493c8',
    500: '#4969b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4969b0;
$custom-light: #8493c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4969b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.359,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53065,
    "c": 0.11805,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4969B0

secondary

#C3B492

accent

#AB57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4969B0

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

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