#4970BD#4970BD

#4970BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.128 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970BD
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(220, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 40.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, 10.44, -44.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 45.85, 283.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% -0.0163 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.128 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7239, 16.6774, 50.4193)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970BD #BD9649

analogous

#49AABD #4970BD #5C49BD

triadic

#4970BD #BD4970 #70BD49

tetradic

#4970BD #BD49AA #BD9649 #49BD5C

square

#4970BD #BD49AA #BD9649 #49BD5C

split-complementary

#4970BD #BD5C49 #AABD49

monochromatic

#253B66 #355593 #4970BD #7693CD #A3B7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#4970BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#4970BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970BD

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970BD	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.128 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698d1',
    500: '#4970bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970bd;
$custom-light: #8698d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.828,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55381,
    "c": 0.12804,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970BD

secondary

#CAB997

accent

#AA51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970BD

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

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