#4970AF#4970AF

#4970AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.108 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970AF
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 175)
HSL	hsl(217, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 36%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.10, 5.66, -37.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.10, 38.13, 278.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% -0.0196 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.108 259.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2770, 16.0986, 42.7987)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970AF #AF8849

analogous

#49A3AF #4970AF #5549AF

triadic

#4970AF #AF4970 #70AF49

tetradic

#4970AF #AF49A3 #AF8849 #49AF55

square

#4970AF #AF49A3 #AF8849 #49AF55

split-complementary

#4970AF #AF5549 #A3AF49

monochromatic

#253959 #375484 #4970AF #7191C4 #9CB2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#4970AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#4970AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970AF

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970AF	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5675B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.108 259.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8498c7',
    500: '#4970af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970af;
$custom-light: #8498c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.059,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54558,
    "c": 0.10848,
    "h": 259.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970AF

secondary

#C2B091

accent

#A257D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970AF

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

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