#4972CC#4972CC

#4972CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.146 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972CC
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 204)
HSL	hsl(221, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.26, 14.39, -51.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.26, 53.00, 285.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% -0.0155 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.146 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.6603, 17.8089, 59.5164)
Luminance	0.1781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972CC #CCA349

analogous

#49B4CC #4972CC #6249CC

triadic

#4972CC #CC4972 #72CC49

tetradic

#4972CC #CC49B4 #CCA349 #49CC62

square

#4972CC #CC49B4 #CCA349 #49CC62

split-complementary

#4972CC #CC6249 #B4CC49

monochromatic

#223D79 #2F55A9 #4972CC #7997D9 #A9BCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#4972CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#4972CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972CC

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972CC	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#326FCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.146 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889adc',
    500: '#4972cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972cc;
$custom-light: #889adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.221,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56747,
    "c": 0.14646,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972CC

secondary

#D4C39D

accent

#B048E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972CC

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

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