#4976BB#4976BB

#4976BB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.118 H 258.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4976BB
RGB	rgb(73, 118, 187)
HSL	hsl(216, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(216, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 36.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.45, 6.05, -40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.45, 41.40, 278.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% -0.0232 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.118 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1926, 17.9596, 49.5119)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4976BB #BB8E49

analogous

#49AFBB #4976BB #5549BB

triadic

#4976BB #BB4976 #76BB49

tetradic

#4976BB #BB49AF #BB8E49 #49BB55

square

#4976BB #BB49AF #BB8E49 #49BB55

split-complementary

#4976BB #BB5549 #AFBB49

monochromatic

#253E64 #365A91 #4976BB #7698CC #A2B9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#4976BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#4976BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4976BB

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4976BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4976BB	1.00	4.57	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.57	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#597BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4971BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00868F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4976bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 118, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.118 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859dd0',
    500: '#4976bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4976bb;
$custom-light: #859dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4976bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 118,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.316,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56583,
    "c": 0.11843,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4976BB

secondary

#C9B597

accent

#A253D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4976BB

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

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