#4873BE#4873BE

#4873BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.126 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4873BE
RGB	rgb(72, 115, 190)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 39.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.70, 8.73, -43.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.70, 44.73, 281.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% -0.0202 -0.1247)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.126 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.0942, 17.3553, 51.1016)
Luminance	0.1736 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4873BE #BE9348

analogous

#48AEBE #4873BE #5848BE

triadic

#4873BE #BE4873 #73BE48

tetradic

#4873BE #BE48AE #BE9348 #48BE58

square

#4873BE #BE48AE #BE9348 #48BE58

split-complementary

#4873BE #BE5848 #AEBE48

monochromatic

#253D67 #355794 #4873BE #7596CE #A2B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.70

#4873BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#4873BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4873BE

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4873BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4873BE	1.00	4.70	4.47	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4873be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 115, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.126 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ad2',
    500: '#4873be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4873be;
$custom-light: #859ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4873be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.136,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56046,
    "c": 0.12632,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4873BE

secondary

#CBB897

accent

#A651D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4873BE

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

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