#4870AD#4870AD

#4870AD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.106 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4870AD
RGB	rgb(72, 112, 173)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 4.78, -36.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 37.09, 277.40°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% -0.021 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.106 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0068, 15.9818, 41.7683)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4870AD #AD8548

analogous

#48A2AD #4870AD #5348AD

triadic

#4870AD #AD4870 #70AD48

tetradic

#4870AD #AD48A2 #AD8548 #48AD53

square

#4870AD #AD48A2 #AD8548 #48AD53

split-complementary

#4870AD #AD5348 #A2AD48

monochromatic

#243857 #365482 #4870AD #6F90C3 #9AB2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#4870AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#4870AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4870AD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4870AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4870AD	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5775B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4870ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 112, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.106 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8398c6',
    500: '#4870ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4870ad;
$custom-light: #8398c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4870ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.238,
    "s": 41.224,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54391,
    "c": 0.10613,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4870AD

secondary

#C1AE8F

accent

#A157D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0D13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4870AD

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

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