#4872B2#4872B2

#4872B2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.111 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872B2
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 178)
HSL	hsl(216, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(216, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 36%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 5.24, -38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 38.74, 277.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.12% -0.022 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(55.12% 0.111 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.7229, 16.6253, 44.4386)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872B2 #B28848

analogous

#48A7B2 #4872B2 #5348B2

triadic

#4872B2 #B24872 #72B248

tetradic

#4872B2 #B248A7 #B28848 #48B253

square

#4872B2 #B248A7 #B28848 #48B253

split-complementary

#4872B2 #B25348 #A7B248

monochromatic

#253A5B #365686 #4872B2 #7193C6 #9DB4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4872B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#4872B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872B2

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872B2	1.00	4.86	4.33	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5777B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.111 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849ac9',
    500: '#4872b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872b2;
$custom-light: #849ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.226,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55124,
    "c": 0.11086,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872B2

secondary

#C4B092

accent

#A156D2

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872B2

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

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