#4973E6#4973E6
#4973E6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.181 H 265.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4973E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 115, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 76%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.3%, 50%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.14, 22.89, -62.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.14, 66.76, 290.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.7% -0.0128 -0.1801) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.7% 0.181 265.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1563, 19.3888, 77.3696) |
| Luminance | 0.1939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.29
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.54
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.66
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.89
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.00
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4973E6 #E6BC49
analogous
#49C2E6 #4973E6 #6E49E6
triadic
#4973E6 #E64973 #73E649
tetradic
#4973E6 #E649C2 #E6BC49 #49E66E
square
#4973E6 #E649C2 #E6BC49 #49E66E
split-complementary
#4973E6 #E66E49 #C2E649
monochromatic
#163A9F #1D4ED5 #4973E6 #7F9CED #B5C6F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#4973E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#4973E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4973E6
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4973E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4973E6 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2F81EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0073E4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4973e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.181 265.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d9aef',
500: '#4973e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4973e6; $custom-light: #8d9aef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4973e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 115,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.949,
"s": 75.845,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58696,
"c": 0.18052,
"h": 265.9
},
"luminance": 0.19391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4973E6
secondary
#E4D4A7
accent
#C035F2
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E16
muted
#7E7E84