#4973AD#4973AD

#4973AD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.102 H 256.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4973AD
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 173)
HSL	hsl(215, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 3.15, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 35.47, 275.10°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.0235 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.102 256.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4186, 16.6937, 41.8840)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4973AD #AD8349

analogous

#49A5AD #4973AD #5149AD

triadic

#4973AD #AD4973 #73AD49

tetradic

#4973AD #AD49A5 #AD8349 #49AD51

square

#4973AD #AD49A5 #AD8349 #49AD51

split-complementary

#4973AD #AD5149 #A5AD49

monochromatic

#253A57 #375682 #4973AD #7093C3 #9BB4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#4973AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#4973AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4973AD

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4973AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4973AD	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B77AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4973ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.102 256.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839bc5',
    500: '#4973ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4973ad;
$custom-light: #839bc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4973ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55123,
    "c": 0.10249,
    "h": 256.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4973AD

secondary

#C1AD90

accent

#9E57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4973AD

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

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