#4970CE#4970CE

#4970CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.152 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970CE
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 206)
HSL	hsl(222, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.83, 16.34, -52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.83, 55.30, 287.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.46% -0.0132 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(56.46% 0.152 265)
XYZ	xyz(19.6785, 17.4592, 60.7135)
Luminance	0.1746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970CE #CEA749

analogous

#49B3CE #4970CE #6549CE

triadic

#4970CE #CE4970 #70CE49

tetradic

#4970CE #CE49B3 #CEA749 #49CE65

square

#4970CE #CE49B3 #CEA749 #49CE65

split-complementary

#4970CE #CE6549 #B3CE49

monochromatic

#213C7B #2E53AC #4970CE #7996DB #A9BCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.67

#4970CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#4970CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970CE

4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970CE	1.00	4.67	4.49	4.67
#FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#427AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A6ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.152 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998dd',
    500: '#4970ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970ce;
$custom-light: #8998dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.406,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56455,
    "c": 0.15162,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.17461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970CE

secondary

#D5C59D

accent

#B447E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970CE

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

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