#4873BF#4873BF

#4873BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.128 H 261.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4873BF
RGB	rgb(72, 115, 191)
HSL	hsl(218, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(218, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.76, 9.08, -44.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.76, 45.27, 281.57°)
OKLab	oklab(56.11% -0.02 -0.1261)
OKLCH	oklch(56.11% 0.128 261)
XYZ	xyz(18.2039, 17.3991, 51.6792)
Luminance	0.1740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4873BF #BF9448

analogous

#48AFBF #4873BF #5948BF

triadic

#4873BF #BF4873 #73BF48

tetradic

#4873BF #BF48AF #BF9448 #48BF59

square

#4873BF #BF48AF #BF9448 #48BF59

split-complementary

#4873BF #BF5948 #AFBF48

monochromatic

#243D68 #345796 #4873BF #7596CF #A3B8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#4873BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#4873BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4873BF

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4873BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4873BF	1.00	4.69	4.48	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#527AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008490

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4873bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 115, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.128 261.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad3',
    500: '#4873bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4873bf;
$custom-light: #869ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4873bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.319,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56106,
    "c": 0.12769,
    "h": 261
  },
  "luminance": 0.17401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4873BF

secondary

#CCB997

accent

#A750D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4873BF

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

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