#4973E9#4973E9
#4973E9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.185 H 266.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4973E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 115, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 69%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.33, 23.94, -64.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.33, 68.41, 290.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.91% -0.0125 -0.1841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.91% 0.185 266.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5812, 19.5588, 79.6075) |
| Luminance | 0.1956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.54
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.45
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.65
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.89
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.12
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4973E9 #E9BF49
analogous
#49C3E9 #4973E9 #6F49E9
triadic
#4973E9 #E94973 #73E949
tetradic
#4973E9 #E949C3 #E9BF49 #49E96F
square
#4973E9 #E949C3 #E9BF49 #49E96F
split-complementary
#4973E9 #E96F49 #C3E949
monochromatic
#143AA4 #1A4DDA #4973E9 #809DF0 #B6C7F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#4973E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#4973E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4973E9
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4973E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4973E9 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B82ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0073E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008FA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4973e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 115, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.185 266.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d9af1',
500: '#4973e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4973e9; $custom-light: #8d9af1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4973e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 115,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224.25,
"s": 78.431,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58907,
"c": 0.18451,
"h": 266.1
},
"luminance": 0.19561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4973E9
secondary
#E6D6A8
accent
#C233F5
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85