#4872CE#4872CE

#4872CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.150 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4872CE
RGB	rgb(72, 114, 206)
HSL	hsl(221, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(221, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.33, 14.92, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.33, 54.13, 286.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.83% -0.0161 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(56.83% 0.15 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8265, 17.8667, 60.7843)
Luminance	0.1787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4872CE #CEA448

analogous

#48B5CE #4872CE #6148CE

triadic

#4872CE #CE4872 #72CE48

tetradic

#4872CE #CE48B5 #CEA448 #48CE61

square

#4872CE #CE48B5 #CEA448 #48CE61

split-complementary

#4872CE #CE6148 #B5CE48

monochromatic

#213D7B #2E55AB #4872CE #7897DB #A9BCE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#4872CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#4872CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4872CE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4872CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4872CE	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F70CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4872ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 114, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.150 263.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4872ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.194,
    "s": 57.759,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56826,
    "c": 0.14955,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4872CE

secondary

#D5C39D

accent

#B147E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4872CE

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

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