#4970CF#4970CF

#4970CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.153 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970CF
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 207)
HSL	hsl(223, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 45.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.89, 16.69, -53.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.89, 55.86, 287.38°)
OKLab	oklab(56.52% -0.0131 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(56.52% 0.153 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8004, 17.5080, 61.3553)
Luminance	0.1751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970CF #CFA849

analogous

#49B3CF #4970CF #6549CF

triadic

#4970CF #CF4970 #70CF49

tetradic

#4970CF #CF49B3 #CFA849 #49CF65

square

#4970CF #CF49B3 #CFA849 #49CF65

split-complementary

#4970CF #CF6549 #B3CF49

monochromatic

#213C7D #2E53AD #4970CF #7996DC #AABCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#4970CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#4970CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970CF

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970CF	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#417BD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.153 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998de',
    500: '#4970cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970cf;
$custom-light: #8998de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.537,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56521,
    "c": 0.15299,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970CF

secondary

#D6C69E

accent

#B446E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970CF

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

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