#4970AC#4970AC

#4970AC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.104 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4970AC
RGBrgb(73, 112, 172)
HSLhsl(216, 40%, 48%)
HSVhsv(216, 58%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(57.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LABlab(46.95, 4.65, -36.20)
CIE-LCHlch(46.95, 36.50, 277.33°)
OKLaboklab(54.39% -0.0204 -0.1023)
OKLCHoklch(54.39% 0.104 258.7)
XYZxyz(15.9856, 15.9820, 41.2642)
Luminance0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4970AC #AC8549
analogous
#49A1AC #4970AC #5449AC
triadic
#4970AC #AC4970 #70AC49
tetradic
#4970AC #AC49A1 #AC8549 #49AC54
square
#4970AC #AC49A1 #AC8549 #49AC54
split-complementary
#4970AC #AC5449 #A1AC49
monochromatic
#253856 #375481 #4970AC #7090C2 #9BB2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00
#4970AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20
#4970AC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970AC
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4970AC#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4970AC1.005.004.205.00
#FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00
#0000004.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.001.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5774AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B6BAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4970ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.104 258.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c5',
    500: '#4970ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4970ac;
$custom-light: #8398c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4970ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54389,
    "c": 0.10431,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4970AC
secondary
#C1AE90
accent
#A158D0
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0B0D13
muted
#7C7E82

Preview Lab

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#4970AC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva