#4970DC#4970DC

#4970DC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.171 H 266.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4970DC
RGBrgb(73, 112, 220)
HSLhsl(224, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(224, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.8%, 49.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(49.70, 21.24, -59.40)
CIE-LCHlch(49.70, 63.08, 289.68°)
OKLaboklab(57.4% -0.0113 -0.1703)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.171 266.2)
XYZxyz(21.4556, 18.1700, 70.0727)
Luminance0.1817 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4970DC #DCB549
analogous
#49B9DC #4970DC #6C49DC
triadic
#4970DC #DC4970 #70DC49
tetradic
#4970DC #DC49B9 #DCB549 #49DC6C
square
#4970DC #DC49B9 #DCB549 #49DC6C
split-complementary
#4970DC #DC6C49 #B9DC49
monochromatic
#1C3A8F #254FC2 #4970DC #7C98E6 #B0C1F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53
#4970DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63
#4970DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4970DC
4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4970DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4970DC1.004.534.634.63
#FFFFFF4.531.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6321.001.001.00
##0000004.6321.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#347DE0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0370DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00899B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4970dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 112, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.171 266.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98e7',
    500: '#4970dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4970dc;
$custom-light: #8b98e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4970dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.082,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57397,
    "c": 0.17071,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4970DC
secondary
#DECEA3
accent
#BD3DEB
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F1F2FD
border
#CBCCD5
text
#0D0D16
muted
#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4970DC

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#4970DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva