#4969BD#4969BD

#4969BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.137 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4969BD
RGB	rgb(73, 105, 189)
HSL	hsl(223, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(223, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 14.82, -47.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 50.00, 287.23°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% -0.009 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.137 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9814, 15.1923, 50.1718)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4969BD #BD9D49

analogous

#49A3BD #4969BD #6349BD

triadic

#4969BD #BD4969 #69BD49

tetradic

#4969BD #BD49A3 #BD9D49 #49BD63

square

#4969BD #BD49A3 #BD9D49 #49BD63

split-complementary

#4969BD #BD6349 #A3BD49

monochromatic

#253766 #354F93 #4969BD #768ECD #A3B3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#4969BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#4969BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4969BD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4969BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4969BD	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4272C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3068BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4969bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 105, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.137 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8693d1',
    500: '#4969bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4969bd;
$custom-light: #8693d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4969bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.448,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53876,
    "c": 0.13651,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4969BD

secondary

#CABC97

accent

#B251D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4969BD

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

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