#4870CD#4870CD

#4870CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.151 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4870CD
RGB	rgb(72, 112, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 15.82, -52.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 54.77, 286.79°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% -0.0143 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.151 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4823, 17.3720, 60.0722)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4870CD #CDA548

analogous

#48B3CD #4870CD #6348CD

triadic

#4870CD #CD4870 #70CD48

tetradic

#4870CD #CD48B3 #CDA548 #48CD63

square

#4870CD #CD48B3 #CDA548 #48CD63

split-complementary

#4870CD #CD6348 #B3CD48

monochromatic

#213C79 #2E53A9 #4870CD #7896DA #A8BBE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#4870CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#4870CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4870CD

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4870CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4870CD	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4870cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 112, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.151 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8898dd',
    500: '#4870cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4870cd;
$custom-light: #8898dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4870cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.955,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5634,
    "c": 0.15057,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4870CD

secondary

#D5C49C

accent

#B247E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4870CD

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

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