#4872CD#4872CD

#4872CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.148 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872CD
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 205)
HSL	hsl(221, 57%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.27, 14.57, -51.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.27, 53.58, 285.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.76% -0.0162 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(56.76% 0.148 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.7054, 17.8183, 60.1466)
Luminance	0.1782 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872CD #CDA348

analogous

#48B4CD #4872CD #6148CD

triadic

#4872CD #CD4872 #72CD48

tetradic

#4872CD #CD48B4 #CDA348 #48CD61

square

#4872CD #CD48B4 #CDA348 #48CD61

split-complementary

#4872CD #CD6148 #B4CD48

monochromatic

#213D79 #2E55A9 #4872CD #7897DA #A8BCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#4872CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#4872CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872CD

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872CD	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306FCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.148 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889add',
    500: '#4872cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4872cd;
$custom-light: #889add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.053,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56762,
    "c": 0.14817,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872CD

secondary

#D5C39C

accent

#B047E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872CD

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

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