#4B72AA#4B72AA
#4B72AA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.099 H 257.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B72AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 114, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 39%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 56%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 32.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.54, 3.20, -34.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.54, 34.25, 275.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.84% -0.0214 -0.0961) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.84% 0.099 257.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1721, 16.4315, 40.3418) |
| Luminance | 0.1643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.56
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 3.22
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 3.71
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 3.76
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.13
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B72AA #AA834B
analogous
#4BA2AA #4B72AA #534BAA
triadic
#4B72AA #AA4B72 #72AA4B
tetradic
#4B72AA #AA4BA2 #AA834B #4BAA53
square
#4B72AA #AA4BA2 #AA834B #4BAA53
split-complementary
#4B72AA #AA534B #A2AA4B
monochromatic
#263955 #385680 #4B72AA #7292C1 #9CB3D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#4B72AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#4B72AA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B72AA
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B72AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B72AA | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B76AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6DA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0C7F86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b72aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 114, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.099 257.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#849ac3',
500: '#4b72aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b72aa; $custom-light: #849ac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b72aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 114,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.368,
"s": 38.776,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5484,
"c": 0.0985,
"h": 257.4
},
"luminance": 0.16433
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B72AA
secondary
#C0AD91
accent
#9E59CF
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0B0E12
muted
#7C7E81