#4A72CD#4A72CD

#4A72CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.147 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A72CD
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 205)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 14.92, -51.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 53.52, 286.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.86% -0.0145 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(56.86% 0.147 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8570, 17.8964, 60.1537)
Luminance	0.1790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A72CD #CDA54A

analogous

#4AB4CD #4A72CD #634ACD

triadic

#4A72CD #CD4A72 #72CD4A

tetradic

#4A72CD #CD4AB4 #CDA54A #4ACD63

square

#4A72CD #CD4AB4 #CDA54A #4ACD63

split-complementary

#4A72CD #CD634A #B4CD4A

monochromatic

#223D7B #2F55AB #4A72CD #7A97DA #AABDE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#4A72CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#4A72CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A72CD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A72CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A72CD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3170CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008795

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a72cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.147 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899add',
    500: '#4a72cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a72cd;
$custom-light: #899add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a72cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.679,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56861,
    "c": 0.14749,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A72CD

secondary

#D5C49E

accent

#B248E0

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72CD

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

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