#4872AB#4872AB

#4872AB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.101 H 256.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872AB
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 171)
HSL	hsl(215, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.43, 2.88, -34.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.43, 34.98, 274.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.73% -0.0238 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(54.73% 0.101 256.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0379, 16.3513, 40.8311)
Luminance	0.1635 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872AB #AB8148

analogous

#48A4AB #4872AB #4F48AB

triadic

#4872AB #AB4872 #72AB48

tetradic

#4872AB #AB48A4 #AB8148 #48AB4F

square

#4872AB #AB48A4 #AB8148 #48AB4F

split-complementary

#4872AB #AB4F48 #A4AB48

monochromatic

#243955 #365580 #4872AB #6E92C2 #99B2D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#4872AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#4872AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872AB

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872AB	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B76AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.101 256.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839ac4',
    500: '#4872ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872ab;
$custom-light: #839ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.545,
    "s": 40.741,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54734,
    "c": 0.10125,
    "h": 256.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872AB

secondary

#C0AB8E

accent

#9D57D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#EFF2F8

border

#CACCD1

text

#0B0E12

muted

#7C7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872AB

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

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