#4972CE#4972CE

#4972CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.149 H 264.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972CE
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 206)
HSL	hsl(222, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.38, 15.09, -51.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.38, 54.10, 286.20°)
OKLab	oklab(56.88% -0.0152 -0.1484)
OKLCH	oklch(56.88% 0.149 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9017, 17.9055, 60.7878)
Luminance	0.1791 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972CE #CEA549

analogous

#49B4CE #4972CE #6349CE

triadic

#4972CE #CE4972 #72CE49

tetradic

#4972CE #CE49B4 #CEA549 #49CE63

square

#4972CE #CE49B4 #CEA549 #49CE63

split-complementary

#4972CE #CE6349 #B4CE49

monochromatic

#213D7B #2E55AC #4972CE #7997DB #A9BDE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#4972CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#4972CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4972CE

4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4972CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4972CE	1.00	4.58	4.58	4.58
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F70CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.149 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899add',
    500: '#4972ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972ce;
$custom-light: #899add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.504,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56875,
    "c": 0.14921,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972CE

secondary

#D5C49D

accent

#B147E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972CE

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

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