#4972BA#4972BA

#4972BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.122 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972BA
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 186)
HSL	hsl(218, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 38.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 8.17, -42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 43.05, 280.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% -0.0191 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.122 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6248, 16.9947, 48.7964)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972BA #BA9149

analogous

#49AABA #4972BA #5849BA

triadic

#4972BA #BA4972 #72BA49

tetradic

#4972BA #BA49AA #BA9149 #49BA58

square

#4972BA #BA49AA #BA9149 #49BA58

split-complementary

#4972BA #BA5849 #AABA49

monochromatic

#263C63 #36578F #4972BA #7594CB #A2B7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#4972BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#4972BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972BA

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972BA	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5378BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.122 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859acf',
    500: '#4972ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972ba;
$custom-light: #859acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.23,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55639,
    "c": 0.12153,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972BA

secondary

#C8B696

accent

#A653D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972BA

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

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