#4979AE#4979AE

#4979AE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.098 H 252.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4979AE
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(211, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(211, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.67, -0.13, -33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.67, 33.09, 269.77°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% -0.0301 -0.0932)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.098 252.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2223, 18.1457, 42.6311)
Luminance	0.1815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4979AE #AE7E49

analogous

#49ABAE #4979AE #4B49AE

triadic

#4979AE #AE4979 #79AE49

tetradic

#4979AE #AE49AB #AE7E49 #49AE4B

square

#4979AE #AE49AB #AE7E49 #49AE4B

split-complementary

#4979AE #AE4B49 #ABAE49

monochromatic

#253D58 #375B83 #4979AE #7198C3 #9CB7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4979AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#4979AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4979AE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4979AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4979AE	1.00	4.54	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5672AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4979ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.098 252.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849fc6',
    500: '#4979ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4979ae;
$custom-light: #849fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4979ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 211.485,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56548,
    "c": 0.09793,
    "h": 252.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4979AE

secondary

#C2AB91

accent

#9757D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4979AE

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

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