#4970CC#4970CC

#4970CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.149 H 264.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970CC
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 204)
HSL	hsl(222, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.71, 15.64, -51.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.71, 54.19, 286.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.33% -0.0136 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(56.33% 0.149 264.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4371, 17.3626, 59.4420)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970CC #CCA549

analogous

#49B2CC #4970CC #6449CC

triadic

#4970CC #CC4970 #70CC49

tetradic

#4970CC #CC49B2 #CCA549 #49CC64

square

#4970CC #CC49B2 #CCA549 #49CC64

split-complementary

#4970CC #CC6449 #B2CC49

monochromatic

#223C79 #2F53A9 #4970CC #7996D9 #A9BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#4970CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#4970CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970CC

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970CC	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D6ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.149 264.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8898dc',
    500: '#4970cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970cc;
$custom-light: #8898dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.137,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56325,
    "c": 0.14886,
    "h": 264.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970CC

secondary

#D4C49D

accent

#B248E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970CC

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

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