#4972BB#4972BB

#4972BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.123 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972BB
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 187)
HSL	hsl(218, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(218, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 39%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.31, 8.51, -42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.31, 43.60, 281.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.7% -0.0189 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(55.7% 0.123 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7315, 17.0374, 49.3582)
Luminance	0.1704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972BB #BB9249

analogous

#49ABBB #4972BB #5949BB

triadic

#4972BB #BB4972 #72BB49

tetradic

#4972BB #BB49AB #BB9249 #49BB59

square

#4972BB #BB49AB #BB9249 #49BB59

split-complementary

#4972BB #BB5949 #ABBB49

monochromatic

#253C64 #365791 #4972BB #7695CC #A2B7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#4972BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#4972BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972BB

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972BB	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5378BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.123 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ad0',
    500: '#4972bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972bb;
$custom-light: #859ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.421,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55698,
    "c": 0.12292,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972BB

secondary

#C9B797

accent

#A653D5

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972BB

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →