#4973BE#4973BE

#4973BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.126 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4973BE
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 190)
HSL	hsl(218, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 39.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.75, 8.92, -43.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.75, 44.69, 281.52°)
OKLab	oklab(56.1% -0.0193 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(56.1% 0.126 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1694, 17.3940, 51.1051)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4973BE #BE9449

analogous

#49ADBE #4973BE #5A49BE

triadic

#4973BE #BE4973 #73BE49

tetradic

#4973BE #BE49AD #BE9449 #49BE5A

square

#4973BE #BE49AD #BE9449 #49BE5A

split-complementary

#4973BE #BE5A49 #ADBE49

monochromatic

#253D68 #355795 #4973BE #7696CE #A3B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#4973BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#4973BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4973BE

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4973BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4973BE	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4973be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.126 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad2',
    500: '#4973be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4973be;
$custom-light: #869ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4973be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.462,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56096,
    "c": 0.12593,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4973BE

secondary

#CBB998

accent

#A751D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4973BE

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

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