#4973BF#4973BF

#4973BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.127 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4973BF
RGB	rgb(73, 115, 191)
HSL	hsl(219, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.81, 9.27, -44.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.81, 45.24, 281.82°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% -0.0191 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.127 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.2791, 17.4379, 51.6827)
Luminance	0.1744 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4973BF #BF9549

analogous

#49AEBF #4973BF #5A49BF

triadic

#4973BF #BF4973 #73BF49

tetradic

#4973BF #BF49AE #BF9549 #49BF5A

square

#4973BF #BF49AE #BF9549 #49BF5A

split-complementary

#4973BF #BF5A49 #AEBF49

monochromatic

#253D69 #355796 #4973BF #7696CF #A4B9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#4973BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.49

#4973BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4973BF

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4973BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4973BF	1.00	4.68	4.49	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008490

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4973bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.127 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad3',
    500: '#4973bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4973bf;
$custom-light: #869ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4973bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.644,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56156,
    "c": 0.12731,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4973BF

secondary

#CCB998

accent

#A750D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4973BF

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

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