#4972CF#4972CF

#4972CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.151 H 264.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4972CF
RGB	rgb(73, 114, 207)
HSL	hsl(222, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.44, 15.44, -52.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.44, 54.66, 286.41°)
OKLab	oklab(56.94% -0.015 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(56.94% 0.151 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0235, 17.9542, 61.4297)
Luminance	0.1796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4972CF #CFA649

analogous

#49B5CF #4972CF #6349CF

triadic

#4972CF #CF4972 #72CF49

tetradic

#4972CF #CF49B5 #CFA649 #49CF63

square

#4972CF #CF49B5 #CFA649 #49CF63

split-complementary

#4972CF #CF6349 #B5CF49

monochromatic

#213D7D #2E55AD #4972CF #7998DC #AABDE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.57

#4972CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#4972CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4972CF

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

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

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#457CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E70CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4972cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 114, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.151 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899ade',
    500: '#4972cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4972cf;
$custom-light: #899ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4972cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.642,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5694,
    "c": 0.15058,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4972CF

secondary

#D6C59E

accent

#B246E1

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4972CF

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

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