#4B72BF#4B72BF

#4B72BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.128 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4B72BF
RGBrgb(75, 114, 191)
HSLhsl(220, 48%, 52%)
HSVhsv(220, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(60.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LABlab(48.62, 10.27, -44.56)
CIE-LCHlch(48.62, 45.73, 282.98°)
OKLaboklab(56.04% -0.0162 -0.1267)
OKLCHoklch(56.04% 0.128 262.7)
XYZxyz(18.3197, 17.2905, 51.6521)
Luminance0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4B72BF #BF984B
analogous
#4BACBF #4B72BF #5E4BBF
triadic
#4B72BF #BF4B72 #72BF4B
tetradic
#4B72BF #BF4BAC #BF984B #4BBF5E
square
#4B72BF #BF4BAC #BF984B #4BBF5E
split-complementary
#4B72BF #BF5E4B #ACBF4B
monochromatic
#263D6A #365697 #4B72BF #7895CF #A5B9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71
#4B72BF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46
#4B72BF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B72BF
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4B72BF#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4B72BF1.004.714.464.71
#FFFFFF4.711.0021.001.00
#0000004.4621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.711.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#5079C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#406FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00838F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4b72bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.128 262.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879ad3',
    500: '#4b72bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4b72bf;
$custom-light: #879ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4b72bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.828,
    "s": 47.541,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56041,
    "c": 0.12773,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4B72BF
secondary
#CCBB9A
accent
#AA51D7
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F2FA
border
#CBCCD3
text
#0C0E14
muted
#7D7E83

Preview Lab

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#4B72BF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva