#4B72E8#4B72E8
#4B72E8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.184 H 266.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B72E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 114, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.10, 24.51, -63.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.10, 68.43, 290.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.73% -0.01 -0.1835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.73% 0.184 266.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4794, 19.3544, 78.8267) |
| Luminance | 0.1936 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.23
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.33
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.88
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.30
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.31
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B72E8 #E8C14B
analogous
#4BC0E8 #4B72E8 #734BE8
triadic
#4B72E8 #E84B72 #72E84B
tetradic
#4B72E8 #E84BC0 #E8C14B #4BE873
square
#4B72E8 #E84BC0 #E8C14B #4BE873
split-complementary
#4B72E8 #E8734B #C0E84B
monochromatic
#1538A4 #1C4BDA #4B72E8 #819DEF #B8C7F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.31
#4B72E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.87
#4B72E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B72E8
4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B72E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B72E8 | 1.00 | 4.31 | 4.87 | 4.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2981EC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0073E6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008EA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b72e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 114, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.184 266.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e9af0',
500: '#4b72e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b72e8; $custom-light: #8e9af0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b72e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 114,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.096,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58733,
"c": 0.18378,
"h": 266.9
},
"luminance": 0.19357
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B72E8
secondary
#E6D7A9
accent
#A60CDA
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85