#4972BD#4972BD

#4972BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.126 H 261.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972BD
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(219, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(219, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.42, 9.20, -43.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.42, 44.70, 281.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.82% -0.0185 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(55.82% 0.126 261.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9471, 17.1236, 50.4937)
Luminance	0.1713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972BD #BD9449

analogous

#49ACBD #4972BD #5A49BD

triadic

#4972BD #BD4972 #72BD49

tetradic

#4972BD #BD49AC #BD9449 #49BD5A

square

#4972BD #BD49AC #BD9449 #49BD5A

split-complementary

#4972BD #BD5A49 #ACBD49

monochromatic

#253C66 #355793 #4972BD #7695CD #A3B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#4972BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#4972BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972BD

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972BD	1.00	4.75	4.43	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.126 261.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad1',
    500: '#4972bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972bd;
$custom-light: #869ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.793,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55817,
    "c": 0.1257,
    "h": 261.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972BD

secondary

#CAB897

accent

#A751D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972BD

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

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