#4971CD#4971CD

#4971CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.149 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4971CD
RGB	rgb(73, 113, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 44.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 15.37, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 54.15, 286.49°)
OKLab	oklab(56.6% -0.0144 -0.1483)
OKLCH	oklch(56.6% 0.149 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6684, 17.6327, 60.1127)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4971CD #CDA549

analogous

#49B3CD #4971CD #6349CD

triadic

#4971CD #CD4971 #71CD49

tetradic

#4971CD #CD49B3 #CDA549 #49CD63

square

#4971CD #CD49B3 #CDA549 #49CD63

split-complementary

#4971CD #CD6349 #B3CD49

monochromatic

#223C7A #2F54AA #4971CD #7996DA #A9BCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#4971CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#4971CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4971CD

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4971CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4971CD	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#457BD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E6FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4971cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 113, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.149 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8899dd',
    500: '#4971cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4971cd;
$custom-light: #8899dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4971cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.818,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.566,
    "c": 0.14904,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4971CD

secondary

#D5C49D

accent

#B248E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4971CD

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

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