#4970DB#4970DB

#4970DB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.169 H 266.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4970DB
RGB	rgb(73, 112, 219)
HSL	hsl(224, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(224, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 48.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.64, 20.89, -58.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.64, 62.53, 289.52°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% -0.0114 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.169 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3236, 18.1172, 69.3773)
Luminance	0.1812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4970DB #DBB449

analogous

#49B9DB #4970DB #6B49DB

triadic

#4970DB #DB4970 #70DB49

tetradic

#4970DB #DB49B9 #DBB449 #49DB6B

square

#4970DB #DB49B9 #DBB449 #49DB6B

split-complementary

#4970DB #DB6B49 #B9DB49

monochromatic

#1C3A8E #264FC1 #4970DB #7C98E5 #AFC0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4970DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#4970DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4970DB

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4970DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4970DB	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#357DDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0870D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00899B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4970db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.169 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98e7',
    500: '#4970db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4970db;
$custom-light: #8b98e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4970db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.973,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57328,
    "c": 0.16936,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4970DB

secondary

#DDCEA2

accent

#BC3EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0D16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970DB

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

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