#4872CB#4872CB

#4872CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.145 H 263.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872CB
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 203)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.16, 13.87, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.16, 52.47, 285.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.63% -0.0166 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(56.63% 0.145 263.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4655, 17.7223, 58.8833)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872CB #CBA148

analogous

#48B4CB #4872CB #6048CB

triadic

#4872CB #CB4872 #72CB48

tetradic

#4872CB #CB48B4 #CBA148 #48CB60

square

#4872CB #CB48B4 #CBA148 #48CB60

split-complementary

#4872CB #CB6048 #B4CB48

monochromatic

#223D77 #2F56A6 #4872CB #7897D9 #A7BBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#4872CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#4872CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872CB

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872CB	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.145 263.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889adb',
    500: '#4872cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872cb;
$custom-light: #889adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.763,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56633,
    "c": 0.14542,
    "h": 263.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872CB

secondary

#D3C19B

accent

#AF49DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872CB

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

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