#4872BF#4872BF

#4872BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.129 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872BF
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 191)
HSL	hsl(219, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.48, 9.70, -44.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.48, 45.84, 282.21°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% -0.0189 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.129 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0905, 17.1723, 51.6413)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872BF #BF9548

analogous

#48ADBF #4872BF #5A48BF

triadic

#4872BF #BF4872 #72BF48

tetradic

#4872BF #BF48AD #BF9548 #48BF5A

square

#4872BF #BF48AD #BF9548 #48BF5A

split-complementary

#4872BF #BF5A48 #ADBF48

monochromatic

#243C68 #345796 #4872BF #7595CF #A3B8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#4872BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#4872BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872BF

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872BF	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)

#5079C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.129 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad3',
    500: '#4872bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872bf;
$custom-light: #869ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.824,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55887,
    "c": 0.12885,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872BF

secondary

#CCB997

accent

#A850D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872BF

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

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