#4974BF#4974BF

#4974BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.126 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4974BF
RGB	rgb(73, 116, 191)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 39.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.09, 8.65, -43.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.09, 44.67, 281.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.38% -0.0202 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(56.38% 0.126 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3937, 17.6672, 51.7209)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4974BF #BF9449

analogous

#49AFBF #4974BF #5949BF

triadic

#4974BF #BF4974 #74BF49

tetradic

#4974BF #BF49AF #BF9449 #49BF59

square

#4974BF #BF49AF #BF9449 #49BF59

split-complementary

#4974BF #BF5949 #AFBF49

monochromatic

#253E69 #355896 #4974BF #7697CF #A4B9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#4974BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#4974BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4974BF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4974BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4974BF	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#537BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4370BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4974bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 116, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.126 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869bd3',
    500: '#4974bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4974bf;
$custom-light: #869bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4974bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.136,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56375,
    "c": 0.12617,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4974BF

secondary

#CCB998

accent

#A650D8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4974BF

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

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