#4970CD#4970CD

#4970CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.150 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970CD
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.77, 15.99, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.77, 54.75, 286.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.39% -0.0134 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(56.39% 0.15 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5574, 17.4108, 60.0757)
Luminance	0.1741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970CD #CDA649

analogous

#49B2CD #4970CD #6449CD

triadic

#4970CD #CD4970 #70CD49

tetradic

#4970CD #CD49B2 #CDA649 #49CD64

square

#4970CD #CD49B2 #CDA649 #49CD64

split-complementary

#4970CD #CD6449 #B2CD49

monochromatic

#223C7A #2F53AA #4970CD #7996DA #A9BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#4970CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#4970CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970CD

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970CD	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.150 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8898dd',
    500: '#4970cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970cd;
$custom-light: #8898dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.273,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5639,
    "c": 0.15024,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970CD

secondary

#D5C49D

accent

#B348E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970CD

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

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