#4978BD#4978BD

#4978BD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.119 H 257.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4978BD
RGB	rgb(73, 120, 189)
HSL	hsl(216, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(216, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 36.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.12, 5.51, -41.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.12, 41.41, 277.65°)
OKLab	oklab(57.14% -0.0249 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(57.14% 0.119 257.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6462, 18.5218, 50.7267)
Luminance	0.1852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4978BD #BD8E49

analogous

#49B2BD #4978BD #5449BD

triadic

#4978BD #BD4978 #78BD49

tetradic

#4978BD #BD49B2 #BD8E49 #49BD54

square

#4978BD #BD49B2 #BD8E49 #49BD54

split-complementary

#4978BD #BD5449 #B2BD49

monochromatic

#254066 #355B93 #4978BD #7699CD #A3BBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.46

#4978BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#4978BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4978BD

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4978BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4978BD	1.00	4.46	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B7DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B72BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008891

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4978bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 120, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.119 257.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ed1',
    500: '#4978bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4978bd;
$custom-light: #869ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4978bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.69,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57143,
    "c": 0.11899,
    "h": 257.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4978BD

secondary

#CAB697

accent

#A151D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4978BD

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

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