#4979BD#4979BD

#4979BD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.118 H 257.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4979BD
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 189)
HSL	hsl(215, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(215, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.41, 4.91, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.41, 40.88, 276.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.37% -0.026 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(57.37% 0.118 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7671, 18.7636, 50.7670)
Luminance	0.1877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4979BD #BD8D49

analogous

#49B3BD #4979BD #5349BD

triadic

#4979BD #BD4979 #79BD49

tetradic

#4979BD #BD49B3 #BD8D49 #49BD53

square

#4979BD #BD49B3 #BD8D49 #49BD53

split-complementary

#4979BD #BD5349 #B3BD49

monochromatic

#254066 #355C93 #4979BD #769ACD #A3BBDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.42

#4979BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.75

#4979BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4979BD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4979BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4979BD	1.00	4.42	4.75	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C7EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C73BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008892

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4979bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.118 257.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869fd1',
    500: '#4979bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4979bd;
$custom-light: #869fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4979bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.172,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57366,
    "c": 0.11791,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4979BD

secondary

#CAB597

accent

#9F51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4979BD

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

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