#4970BC#4970BC

#4970BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.127 H 262.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970BC
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 188)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.80, 10.09, -44.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.80, 45.29, 282.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% -0.0166 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.127 262.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6158, 16.6341, 49.8496)
Luminance	0.1664 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970BC #BC9549

analogous

#49A9BC #4970BC #5B49BC

triadic

#4970BC #BC4970 #70BC49

tetradic

#4970BC #BC49A9 #BC9549 #49BC5B

square

#4970BC #BC49A9 #BC9549 #49BC5B

split-complementary

#4970BC #BC5B49 #A9BC49

monochromatic

#253B65 #365592 #4970BC #7693CC #A2B6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#4970BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#4970BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970BC

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970BC	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F77BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.127 262.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698d0',
    500: '#4970bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970bc;
$custom-light: #8698d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.652,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5532,
    "c": 0.12664,
    "h": 262.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970BC

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#A952D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970BC

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

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