#4970D0#4970D0

#4970D0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.154 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970D0
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 208)
HSL	hsl(223, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 46.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.95, 17.04, -53.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.95, 56.42, 287.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% -0.0129 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.154 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9230, 17.5570, 62.0012)
Luminance	0.1756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970D0 #D0A949

analogous

#49B3D0 #4970D0 #6649D0

triadic

#4970D0 #D04970 #70D049

tetradic

#4970D0 #D049B3 #D0A949 #49D066

square

#4970D0 #D049B3 #D0A949 #49D066

split-complementary

#4970D0 #D06649 #B3D049

monochromatic

#213C7E #2D53AF #4970D0 #7A96DD #AABCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#4970D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#4970D0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4970D0

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4970D0	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#407BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276FCE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008696

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.154 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998df',
    500: '#4970d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970d0;
$custom-light: #8998df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.667,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56587,
    "c": 0.15436,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970D0

secondary

#D7C69E

accent

#B546E2

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970D0

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

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