#4272B2#4272B2

#4272B2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.113 H 256.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4272B2
RGBrgb(66, 114, 178)
HSLhsl(214, 46%, 48%)
HSVhsv(214, 63%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(62.9%, 36%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(47.50, 4.06, -38.84)
CIE-LCHlch(47.50, 39.06, 275.96°)
OKLaboklab(54.83% -0.0271 -0.1101)
OKLCHoklch(54.83% 0.113 256.2)
XYZxyz(16.2971, 16.4057, 44.4186)
Luminance0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4272B2 #B28242
analogous
#42AAB2 #4272B2 #4A42B2
triadic
#4272B2 #B24272 #72B242
tetradic
#4272B2 #B242AA #B28242 #42B24A
square
#4272B2 #B242AA #B28242 #42B24A
split-complementary
#4272B2 #B24A42 #AAB242
monochromatic
#213959 #315585 #4272B2 #6A92C8 #96B2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90
#4272B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28
#4272B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4272B2
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4272B2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4272B21.004.904.284.90
#FFFFFF4.901.0021.001.00
#0000004.2821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.901.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5776B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#476CB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008189
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4272b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 114, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.113 256.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819ac9',
    500: '#4272b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4272b2;
$custom-light: #819ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4272b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54827,
    "c": 0.1134,
    "h": 256.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4272B2
secondary
#C4AC8C
accent
#9D52D6
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#EFF2F8
border
#CACCD1
text
#0B0E13
muted
#7C7E82

Preview Lab

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#4272B2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva