#4872BE#4872BE

#4872BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.127 H 261.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872BE
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 190)
HSL	hsl(219, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 9.35, -44.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 45.29, 281.92°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% -0.0191 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.127 261.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9808, 17.1284, 51.0638)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872BE #BE9448

analogous

#48ADBE #4872BE #5948BE

triadic

#4872BE #BE4872 #72BE48

tetradic

#4872BE #BE48AD #BE9448 #48BE59

square

#4872BE #BE48AD #BE9448 #48BE59

split-complementary

#4872BE #BE5948 #ADBE48

monochromatic

#253C67 #355794 #4872BE #7595CE #A2B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#4872BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#4872BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872BE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872BE	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.127 261.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ad2',
    500: '#4872be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872be;
$custom-light: #859ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.644,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55827,
    "c": 0.12747,
    "h": 261.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872BE

secondary

#CBB897

accent

#A751D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872BE

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

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