#4971BE#4971BE

#4971BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.128 H 262.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4971BE
RGB	rgb(73, 113, 190)
HSL	hsl(219, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 40.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 10.16, -44.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 45.82, 282.81°)
OKLab	oklab(55.66% -0.0172 -0.1271)
OKLCH	oklch(55.66% 0.128 262.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9438, 16.9428, 51.0299)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4971BE #BE9649

analogous

#49ACBE #4971BE #5C49BE

triadic

#4971BE #BE4971 #71BE49

tetradic

#4971BE #BE49AC #BE9649 #49BE5C

square

#4971BE #BE49AC #BE9649 #49BE5C

split-complementary

#4971BE #BE5C49 #ACBE49

monochromatic

#253C68 #355695 #4971BE #7694CE #A3B7DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#4971BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#4971BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4971BE

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4971BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4971BE	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F78C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4971be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 113, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.128 262.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8699d2',
    500: '#4971be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4971be;
$custom-light: #8699d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4971be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.487,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55659,
    "c": 0.12825,
    "h": 262.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4971BE

secondary

#CBBA98

accent

#A951D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4971BE

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

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