#4C72BD#4C72BD

#4C72BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.125 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C72BD
RGB	rgb(76, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.57, 9.79, -43.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.57, 44.58, 282.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% -0.0158 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.125 262.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1799, 17.2437, 50.5046)
Luminance	0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C72BD #BD974C

analogous

#4CABBD #4C72BD #5F4CBD

triadic

#4C72BD #BD4C72 #72BD4C

tetradic

#4C72BD #BD4CAB #BD974C #4CBD5F

square

#4C72BD #BD4CAB #BD974C #4CBD5F

split-complementary

#4C72BD #BD5F4C #ABBD4C

monochromatic

#263D68 #375795 #4C72BD #7995CD #A5B8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#4C72BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#4C72BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C72BD

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C72BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C72BD	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5279C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c72bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.125 262.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879ad1',
    500: '#4c72bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c72bd;
$custom-light: #879ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c72bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.823,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55974,
    "c": 0.12455,
    "h": 262.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C72BD

secondary

#CBBA9A

accent

#A952D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C72BD

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

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