#4974CB#4974CB

#4974CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.143 H 262.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4974CB
RGB	rgb(73, 116, 203)
HSL	hsl(220, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 42.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.76, 12.80, -49.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.76, 51.27, 284.46°)
OKLab	oklab(57.11% -0.0177 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(57.11% 0.143 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7688, 18.2172, 58.9628)
Luminance	0.1822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4974CB #CBA049

analogous

#49B5CB #4974CB #5F49CB

triadic

#4974CB #CB4974 #74CB49

tetradic

#4974CB #CB49B5 #CBA049 #49CB5F

square

#4974CB #CB49B5 #CBA049 #49CB5F

split-complementary

#4974CB #CB5F49 #B5CB49

monochromatic

#223E77 #3057A7 #4974CB #7998D9 #A8BDE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#4974CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#4974CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4974CB

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4974CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4974CB	1.00	4.52	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C7DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3771C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008895

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4974cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 116, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.143 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889bdb',
    500: '#4974cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4974cb;
$custom-light: #889bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4974cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.154,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57109,
    "c": 0.1427,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4974CB

secondary

#D4C19C

accent

#AD49DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4974CB

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

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