#4979AC#4979AC

#4979AC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.095 H 251.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4979AC
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 172)
HSL	hsl(211, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(211, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 29.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, -0.80, -32.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 32.08, 268.58°)
OKLab	oklab(56.44% -0.0307 -0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(56.44% 0.095 251.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0288, 18.0683, 41.6119)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4979AC #AC7C49

analogous

#49AAAC #4979AC #4A49AC

triadic

#4979AC #AC4979 #79AC49

tetradic

#4979AC #AC49AA #AC7C49 #49AC4A

square

#4979AC #AC49AA #AC7C49 #49AC4A

split-complementary

#4979AC #AC4A49 #AAAC49

monochromatic

#253D56 #375B81 #4979AC #7098C2 #9BB7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#4979AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#4979AC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4979AC

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4979AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4979AC	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647BAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5772AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4979ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.095 251.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839fc5',
    500: '#4979ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4979ac;
$custom-light: #839fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4979ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210.909,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56444,
    "c": 0.09533,
    "h": 251.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4979AC

secondary

#C1A990

accent

#9658D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4979AC

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

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