#4872BD#4872BD

#4872BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.126 H 261.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872BD
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(218, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 9.01, -43.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 44.74, 281.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% -0.0194 -0.1246)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.126 261.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8719, 17.0849, 50.4901)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872BD #BD9348

analogous

#48ACBD #4872BD #5848BD

triadic

#4872BD #BD4872 #72BD48

tetradic

#4872BD #BD48AC #BD9348 #48BD58

square

#4872BD #BD48AC #BD9348 #48BD58

split-complementary

#4872BD #BD5848 #ACBD48

monochromatic

#253C66 #355793 #4872BD #7595CD #A2B7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#4872BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#4872BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872BD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872BD	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.126 261.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ad1',
    500: '#4872bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872bd;
$custom-light: #859ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.462,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55766,
    "c": 0.12609,
    "h": 261.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872BD

secondary

#CAB897

accent

#A751D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872BD

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

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