#4A72AF#4A72AF

#4A72AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.106 H 258.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A72AF
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 175)
HSL	hsl(216, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(216, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.73, 4.65, -36.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.73, 37.01, 277.22°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% -0.021 -0.1038)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.106 258.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.5765, 16.5842, 42.8767)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A72AF #AF874A

analogous

#4AA5AF #4A72AF #554AAF

triadic

#4A72AF #AF4A72 #72AF4A

tetradic

#4A72AF #AF4AA5 #AF874A #4AAF55

square

#4A72AF #AF4AA5 #AF874A #4AAF55

split-complementary

#4A72AF #AF554A #A5AF4A

monochromatic

#263A59 #385684 #4A72AF #7393C4 #9EB4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4A72AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#4A72AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A72AF

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A72AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A72AF	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5976B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a72af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.106 258.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#849ac7',
    500: '#4a72af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a72af;
$custom-light: #849ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a72af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.238,
    "s": 40.562,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5506,
    "c": 0.10586,
    "h": 258.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A72AF

secondary

#C2AF92

accent

#A057D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0B0E13

muted

#7C7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72AF

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

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