#4874BD#4874BD

#4874BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.124 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4874BD
RGB	rgb(72, 116, 189)
HSL	hsl(217, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(217, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 38.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.93, 7.77, -42.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.93, 43.62, 280.26°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% -0.0215 -0.1219)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.124 260)
XYZ	xyz(18.1000, 17.5410, 50.5661)
Luminance	0.1754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4874BD #BD9148

analogous

#48AEBD #4874BD #5648BD

triadic

#4874BD #BD4874 #74BD48

tetradic

#4874BD #BD48AE #BD9148 #48BD56

square

#4874BD #BD48AE #BD9148 #48BD56

split-complementary

#4874BD #BD5648 #AEBD48

monochromatic

#253D66 #355893 #4874BD #7596CD #A2B8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#4874BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#4874BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4874BD

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4874BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4874BD	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#547AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00848F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4874bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 116, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.124 260.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859bd1',
    500: '#4874bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4874bd;
$custom-light: #859bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4874bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.436,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56207,
    "c": 0.1238,
    "h": 260
  },
  "luminance": 0.17543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4874BD

secondary

#CAB797

accent

#A451D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4874BD

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

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