#4872BB#4872BB

#4872BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.123 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872BB
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 187)
HSL	hsl(218, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 39%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 8.32, -42.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 43.64, 280.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.65% -0.0198 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(55.65% 0.123 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.6563, 16.9986, 49.3547)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872BB #BB9148

analogous

#48ABBB #4872BB #5748BB

triadic

#4872BB #BB4872 #72BB48

tetradic

#4872BB #BB48AB #BB9148 #48BB57

square

#4872BB #BB48AB #BB9148 #48BB57

split-complementary

#4872BB #BB5748 #ABBB48

monochromatic

#253C64 #365790 #4872BB #7594CC #A1B7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#4872BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#4872BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872BB

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872BB	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5278BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.123 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ad0',
    500: '#4872bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872bb;
$custom-light: #859ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.087,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55647,
    "c": 0.12331,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872BB

secondary

#C9B696

accent

#A652D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872BB

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

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