#4A72CB#4A72CB

#4A72CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.145 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A72CB
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 203)
HSL	hsl(221, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(221, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.25, 14.22, -50.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.25, 52.41, 285.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.73% -0.0148 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(56.73% 0.145 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6171, 17.8005, 58.8904)
Luminance	0.1780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A72CB #CBA34A

analogous

#4AB3CB #4A72CB #634ACB

triadic

#4A72CB #CB4A72 #72CB4A

tetradic

#4A72CB #CB4AB3 #CBA34A #4ACB63

square

#4A72CB #CB4AB3 #CBA34A #4ACB63

split-complementary

#4A72CB #CB634A #B3CB4A

monochromatic

#233D78 #3055A8 #4A72CB #7A97D9 #A9BCE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#4A72CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.56

#4A72CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A72CB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A72CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A72CB	1.00	4.60	4.56	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008694

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a72cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.145 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899adb',
    500: '#4a72cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a72cb;
$custom-light: #899adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a72cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.395,
    "s": 55.365,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56733,
    "c": 0.14473,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A72CB

secondary

#D4C39D

accent

#B049DF

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72CB

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

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