#4870AB#4870AB

#4870AB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.103 H 258.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4870AB
RGB	rgb(72, 112, 171)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 4.10, -35.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 36.01, 276.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% -0.0215 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.103 258)
XYZ	xyz(15.8148, 15.9050, 40.7568)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4870AB #AB8348

analogous

#48A1AB #4870AB #5248AB

triadic

#4870AB #AB4870 #70AB48

tetradic

#4870AB #AB48A1 #AB8348 #48AB52

square

#4870AB #AB48A1 #AB8348 #48AB52

split-complementary

#4870AB #AB5248 #A1AB48

monochromatic

#243855 #365480 #4870AB #6E90C2 #99B1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#4870AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#4870AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4870AB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4870AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4870AB	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5874AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4870ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 112, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.103 258.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c4',
    500: '#4870ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4870ab;
$custom-light: #8398c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4870ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.758,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5428,
    "c": 0.10336,
    "h": 258
  },
  "luminance": 0.15906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4870AB

secondary

#C0AC8E

accent

#A057D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4870AB

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

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