#4872AA#4872AA

#4872AA is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.100 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872AA
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 170)
HSL	hsl(214, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(214, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 32.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 2.55, -34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 34.45, 274.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% -0.0241 -0.0969)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.1 256)
XYZ	xyz(15.9430, 16.3133, 40.3310)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4872AA #AA8048

analogous

#48A3AA #4872AA #4F48AA

triadic

#4872AA #AA4872 #72AA48

tetradic

#4872AA #AA48A3 #AA8048 #48AA4F

square

#4872AA #AA48A3 #AA8048 #48AA4F

split-complementary

#4872AA #AA4F48 #A3AA48

monochromatic

#243854 #36557F #4872AA #6E92C1 #99B2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#4872AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#4872AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872AA

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872AA	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B76AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.100 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839ac3',
    500: '#4872aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872aa;
$custom-light: #839ac3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 40.496,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54679,
    "c": 0.09989,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.16315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872AA

secondary

#C0AA8E

accent

#9D57D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872AA

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

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