#4972CA#4972CA

#4972CA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.144 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972CA
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 202)
HSL	hsl(221, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 43.6%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, 13.70, -50.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 51.89, 285.31°)
OKLab	oklab(56.62% -0.0159 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(56.62% 0.144 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.4219, 17.7136, 58.2612)
Luminance	0.1772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972CA #CAA149

analogous

#49B3CA #4972CA #6149CA

triadic

#4972CA #CA4972 #72CA49

tetradic

#4972CA #CA49B3 #CAA149 #49CA61

square

#4972CA #CA49B3 #CAA149 #49CA61

split-complementary

#4972CA #CA6149 #B3CA49

monochromatic

#223D76 #3056A6 #4972CA #7897D8 #A8BBE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#4972CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#4972CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972CA

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972CA	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#497BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.144 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889adb',
    500: '#4972ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972ca;
$custom-light: #889adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.93,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56619,
    "c": 0.1437,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972CA

secondary

#D3C19C

accent

#AF4ADE

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0C0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972CA

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

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