#4B72AF#4B72AF

#4B72AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.105 H 259.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B72AF
RGB	rgb(75, 114, 175)
HSL	hsl(217, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 57%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.78, 4.86, -36.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.78, 36.95, 277.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% -0.02 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.105 259)
XYZ	xyz(16.6541, 16.6243, 42.8803)
Luminance	0.1663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B72AF #AF884B

analogous

#4BA4AF #4B72AF #564BAF

triadic

#4B72AF #AF4B72 #72AF4B

tetradic

#4B72AF #AF4BA4 #AF884B #4BAF56

square

#4B72AF #AF4BA4 #AF884B #4BAF56

split-complementary

#4B72AF #AF564B #A4AF4B

monochromatic

#263A59 #395684 #4B72AF #7493C3 #9FB4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4B72AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#4B72AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B72AF

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B72AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B72AF	1.00	4.86	4.33	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5977B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b72af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 114, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.105 259.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#859ac7',
    500: '#4b72af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b72af;
$custom-light: #859ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b72af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.6,
    "s": 40,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55114,
    "c": 0.10542,
    "h": 259
  },
  "luminance": 0.16626
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B72AF

secondary

#C2B093

accent

#A158D0

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B72AF

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

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