#4974CD#4974CD

#4974CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.145 H 263.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4974CD
RGB	rgb(73, 116, 205)
HSL	hsl(220, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(220, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 13.50, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 52.37, 284.94°)
OKLab	oklab(57.24% -0.0173 -0.1444)
OKLCH	oklch(57.24% 0.145 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0086, 18.3132, 60.2261)
Luminance	0.1832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4974CD #CDA249

analogous

#49B6CD #4974CD #6049CD

triadic

#4974CD #CD4974 #74CD49

tetradic

#4974CD #CD49B6 #CDA249 #49CD60

square

#4974CD #CD49B6 #CDA249 #49CD60

split-complementary

#4974CD #CD6049 #B6CD49

monochromatic

#223E7A #2F57AA #4974CD #7999DA #A9BDE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#4974CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#4974CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4974CD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4974CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4974CD	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A7DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3571CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008896

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4974cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 116, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.145 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889bdd',
    500: '#4974cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4974cd;
$custom-light: #889bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4974cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.455,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57235,
    "c": 0.14545,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4974CD

secondary

#D5C39D

accent

#AE48E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4974CD

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

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