#4972C7#4972C7

#4972C7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.140 H 263.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972C7
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 199)
HSL	hsl(220, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(220, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 12.65, -48.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 50.23, 284.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.43% -0.0164 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(56.43% 0.14 263.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0702, 17.5729, 56.4087)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972C7 #C79E49

analogous

#49B1C7 #4972C7 #5F49C7

triadic

#4972C7 #C74972 #72C749

tetradic

#4972C7 #C749B1 #C79E49 #49C75F

square

#4972C7 #C749B1 #C79E49 #49C75F

split-complementary

#4972C7 #C75F49 #B1C749

monochromatic

#233D72 #3256A1 #4972C7 #7896D5 #A7BBE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#4972C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#4972C7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972C7

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972C7	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B7BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#386FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.140 263.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879ad8',
    500: '#4972c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972c7;
$custom-light: #879ad8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.476,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5643,
    "c": 0.13956,
    "h": 263.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972C7

secondary

#D1BF9B

accent

#AD4BDC

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972C7

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

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