#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
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 172)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 34.9%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 4.65, -36.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 36.50, 277.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% -0.0204 -0.1023)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.104 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.9856, 15.9820, 41.2642)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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
##4970AC	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #4970AC

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

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