#4979DB#4979DB

#4979DB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.159 H 262.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4979DB
RGB	rgb(73, 121, 219)
HSL	hsl(220, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(220, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.07, 15.30, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.07, 57.12, 285.54°)
OKLab	oklab(59.19% -0.0197 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(59.19% 0.159 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3667, 20.2035, 69.7250)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4979DB #DBAB49

analogous

#49C2DB #4979DB #6249DB

triadic

#4979DB #DB4979 #79DB49

tetradic

#4979DB #DB49C2 #DBAB49 #49DB62

square

#4979DB #DB49C2 #DBAB49 #49DB62

split-complementary

#4979DB #DB6249 #C2DB49

monochromatic

#1C418E #2659C1 #4979DB #7C9FE5 #AFC4EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#4979DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#4979DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4979DB

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4979DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4979DB	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4983DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E76D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00909F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4979db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 121, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.159 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9fe7',
    500: '#4979db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4979db;
$custom-light: #8b9fe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4979db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.274,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59187,
    "c": 0.1586,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4979DB

secondary

#DDCAA2

accent

#B13EEA

background

#F9F9FE

surface

#F1F2FC

border

#CBCCD5

text

#0D0E16

muted

#7E7E84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4979DB

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

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