#4974BC#4974BC

#4974BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.122 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4974BC
RGB	rgb(73, 116, 188)
HSL	hsl(218, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.93, 7.62, -42.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.93, 43.03, 280.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% -0.0208 -0.1202)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.122 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0670, 17.5365, 50.0000)
Luminance	0.1754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4974BC #BC9149

analogous

#49ADBC #4974BC #5749BC

triadic

#4974BC #BC4974 #74BC49

tetradic

#4974BC #BC49AD #BC9149 #49BC57

square

#4974BC #BC49AD #BC9149 #49BC57

split-complementary

#4974BC #BC5749 #ADBC49

monochromatic

#253D65 #365892 #4974BC #7696CC #A2B8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#4974BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#4974BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4974BC

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4974BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4974BC	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#557ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4974bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 116, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.122 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869bd0',
    500: '#4974bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4974bc;
$custom-light: #869bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4974bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.565,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56198,
    "c": 0.12203,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4974BC

secondary

#CAB797

accent

#A552D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4974BC

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

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