#4972CD#4972CD

#4972CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.148 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972CD
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 205)
HSL	hsl(221, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 14.74, -51.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 53.55, 285.98°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% -0.0154 -0.147)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.148 264)
XYZ	xyz(19.7806, 17.8570, 60.1501)
Luminance	0.1786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972CD #CDA449

analogous

#49B4CD #4972CD #6249CD

triadic

#4972CD #CD4972 #72CD49

tetradic

#4972CD #CD49B4 #CDA449 #49CD62

square

#4972CD #CD49B4 #CDA449 #49CD62

split-complementary

#4972CD #CD6249 #B4CD49

monochromatic

#223D7A #2F55AA #4972CD #7997DA #A9BCE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#4972CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#4972CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4972CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4972CD	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3070CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.148 264.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889add',
    500: '#4972cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972cd;
$custom-light: #889add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.364,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56811,
    "c": 0.14783,
    "h": 264
  },
  "luminance": 0.17859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972CD

secondary

#D5C39D

accent

#B148E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972CD

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

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