#4A72AB#4A72AB

#4A72AB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.100 H 257.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4A72AB
RGBrgb(74, 114, 171)
HSLhsl(215, 40%, 48%)
HSVhsv(215, 57%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(56.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LABlab(47.53, 3.31, -34.69)
CIE-LCHlch(47.53, 34.85, 275.46°)
OKLaboklab(54.84% -0.022 -0.0979)
OKLCHoklch(54.84% 0.1 257.3)
XYZxyz(16.1895, 16.4294, 40.8382)
Luminance0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4A72AB #AB834A
analogous
#4AA2AB #4A72AB #524AAB
triadic
#4A72AB #AB4A72 #72AB4A
tetradic
#4A72AB #AB4AA2 #AB834A #4AAB52
square
#4A72AB #AB4AA2 #AB834A #4AAB52
split-complementary
#4A72AB #AB524A #A2AB4A
monochromatic
#253956 #385680 #4A72AB #7192C1 #9BB3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90
#4A72AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29
#4A72AB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A72AB
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4A72AB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4A72AB1.004.904.294.90
#FFFFFF4.901.0021.001.00
#0000004.2921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.901.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B76AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E6DAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#017F87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4a72ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.100 257.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849ac4',
    500: '#4a72ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4a72ab;
$custom-light: #849ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4a72ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.258,
    "s": 39.592,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5484,
    "c": 0.10034,
    "h": 257.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4A72AB
secondary
#C0AD90
accent
#9E58CF
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0B0E12
muted
#7C7E81

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#4A72AB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva