#4B72AE#4B72AE

#4B72AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.104 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B72AE
RGB	rgb(75, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(216, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(216, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.73, 4.53, -36.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.73, 36.41, 277.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% -0.0203 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.104 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.5563, 16.5851, 42.3650)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B72AE #AE874B

analogous

#4BA4AE #4B72AE #564BAE

triadic

#4B72AE #AE4B72 #72AE4B

tetradic

#4B72AE #AE4BA4 #AE874B #4BAE56

square

#4B72AE #AE4BA4 #AE874B #4BAE56

split-complementary

#4B72AE #AE564B #A4AE4B

monochromatic

#263A58 #395683 #4B72AE #7393C3 #9EB4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4B72AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#4B72AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B72AE

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B72AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B72AE	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A76B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b72ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.104 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ac6',
    500: '#4b72ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b72ae;
$custom-light: #859ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b72ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 39.759,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55059,
    "c": 0.10403,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B72AE

secondary

#C2AF93

accent

#A158D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B72AE

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

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