#4972AC#4972AC

#4972AC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.102 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972AC
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 172)
HSL	hsl(215, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 33.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 3.43, -35.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 35.45, 275.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% -0.0227 -0.0996)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.102 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.2088, 16.4283, 41.3385)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972AC #AC8349

analogous

#49A3AC #4972AC #5249AC

triadic

#4972AC #AC4972 #72AC49

tetradic

#4972AC #AC49A3 #AC8349 #49AC52

square

#4972AC #AC49A3 #AC8349 #49AC52

split-complementary

#4972AC #AC5249 #A3AC49

monochromatic

#253956 #375681 #4972AC #7092C2 #9BB3D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#4972AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#4972AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972AC

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972AC	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A76AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.102 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#839ac5',
    500: '#4972ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972ac;
$custom-light: #839ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.152,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54841,
    "c": 0.10217,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972AC

secondary

#C1AD90

accent

#9E58D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972AC

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

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