#4973AB#4973AB

#4973AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.100 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4973AB
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 171)
HSL	hsl(214, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(214, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 2.49, -34.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 34.41, 274.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% -0.0241 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.1 256)
XYZ	xyz(16.2265, 16.6169, 40.8725)
Luminance	0.1662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4973AB #AB8149

analogous

#49A4AB #4973AB #5049AB

triadic

#4973AB #AB4973 #73AB49

tetradic

#4973AB #AB49A4 #AB8149 #49AB50

square

#4973AB #AB49A4 #AB8149 #49AB50

split-complementary

#4973AB #AB5049 #A4AB49

monochromatic

#243955 #375680 #4973AB #6F93C2 #9AB3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4973AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#4973AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4973AB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4973AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4973AB	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C77AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008087

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4973ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.100 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839bc4',
    500: '#4973ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4973ab;
$custom-light: #839bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4973ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55014,
    "c": 0.09976,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.16618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4973AB

secondary

#C0AB8F

accent

#9C58D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4973AB

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

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