#4A72CE#4A72CE

#4A72CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.149 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A72CE
RGB	rgb(74, 114, 206)
HSL	hsl(222, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(222, 64%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.43, 15.26, -51.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.43, 54.08, 286.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.93% -0.0143 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(56.93% 0.149 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.9781, 17.9449, 60.7914)
Luminance	0.1795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A72CE #CEA64A

analogous

#4AB4CE #4A72CE #644ACE

triadic

#4A72CE #CE4A72 #72CE4A

tetradic

#4A72CE #CE4AB4 #CEA64A #4ACE64

square

#4A72CE #CE4AB4 #CEA64A #4ACE64

split-complementary

#4A72CE #CE644A #B4CE4A

monochromatic

#223D7C #2F55AC #4A72CE #7A98DB #AABDE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.58

#4A72CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.59

#4A72CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4A72CE

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A72CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4A72CE	1.00	4.58	4.59	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3070CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a72ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 114, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.149 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899add',
    500: '#4a72ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a72ce;
$custom-light: #899add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a72ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.818,
    "s": 57.391,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56925,
    "c": 0.14887,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A72CE

secondary

#D6C59E

accent

#B247E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A72CE

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

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