#4A72BD#4A72BD

#4A72BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.125 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A72BD
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(219, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(219, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, 9.39, -43.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 44.66, 282.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.87% -0.0176 -0.1241)
OKLCH	oklch(55.87% 0.125 261.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0235, 17.1630, 50.4972)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A72BD #BD954A

analogous

#4AACBD #4A72BD #5C4ABD

triadic

#4A72BD #BD4A72 #72BD4A

tetradic

#4A72BD #BD4AAC #BD954A #4ABD5C

square

#4A72BD #BD4AAC #BD954A #4ABD5C

split-complementary

#4A72BD #BD5C4A #ACBD4A

monochromatic

#263C67 #365794 #4A72BD #7795CD #A4B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#4A72BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#4A72BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A72BD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A72BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A72BD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a72bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.125 261.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ad1',
    500: '#4a72bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a72bd;
$custom-light: #869ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a72bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.13,
    "s": 46.559,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55869,
    "c": 0.12532,
    "h": 261.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A72BD

secondary

#CBB998

accent

#A852D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72BD

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

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