#4972BE#4972BE

#4972BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.127 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972BE
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 190)
HSL	hsl(219, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 9.54, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 45.25, 282.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.88% -0.0183 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(55.88% 0.127 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0560, 17.1672, 51.0673)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972BE #BE9549

analogous

#49ADBE #4972BE #5B49BE

triadic

#4972BE #BE4972 #72BE49

tetradic

#4972BE #BE49AD #BE9549 #49BE5B

square

#4972BE #BE49AD #BE9549 #49BE5B

split-complementary

#4972BE #BE5B49 #ADBE49

monochromatic

#253C68 #355795 #4972BE #7695CE #A3B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#4972BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#4972BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972BE

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972BE	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.127 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad2',
    500: '#4972be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972be;
$custom-light: #869ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.974,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55877,
    "c": 0.12709,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972BE

secondary

#CBB998

accent

#A851D7

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972BE

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

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