#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
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 171)
HSL	hsl(215, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(215, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.53, 3.31, -34.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.53, 34.85, 275.46°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% -0.022 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.1 257.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1895, 16.4294, 40.8382)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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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
##4A72AB	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72AB

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

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