#4973AE#4973AE

#4973AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.104 H 257.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4973AE
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 174)
HSL	hsl(215, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 33.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 3.49, -35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 36.00, 275.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0233 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.104 257.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5157, 16.7325, 42.3956)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4973AE #AE8449

analogous

#49A5AE #4973AE #5149AE

triadic

#4973AE #AE4973 #73AE49

tetradic

#4973AE #AE49A5 #AE8449 #49AE51

square

#4973AE #AE49A5 #AE8449 #49AE51

split-complementary

#4973AE #AE5149 #A5AE49

monochromatic

#253A58 #375783 #4973AE #7193C3 #9CB4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#4973AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#4973AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4973AE

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4973AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4973AE	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B77B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4973ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.104 257.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849bc6',
    500: '#4973ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4973ae;
$custom-light: #849bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4973ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.05,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55178,
    "c": 0.10386,
    "h": 257.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4973AE

secondary

#C2AE91

accent

#9E57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4973AE

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

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