#4972BF#4972BF

#4972BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.128 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972BF
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 191)
HSL	hsl(219, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 9.89, -44.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 45.80, 282.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% -0.018 -0.1272)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.128 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.1657, 17.2111, 51.6449)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972BF #BF9649

analogous

#49ADBF #4972BF #5B49BF

triadic

#4972BF #BF4972 #72BF49

tetradic

#4972BF #BF49AD #BF9649 #49BF5B

square

#4972BF #BF49AD #BF9649 #49BF5B

split-complementary

#4972BF #BF5B49 #ADBF49

monochromatic

#253C69 #355796 #4972BF #7695CF #A4B8DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#4972BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#4972BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972BF

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972BF	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5079C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.128 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad3',
    500: '#4972bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972bf;
$custom-light: #869ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.153,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55938,
    "c": 0.12847,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17213
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972BF

secondary

#CCBA98

accent

#A950D8

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972BF

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

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