#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
RGBrgb(76, 114, 189)
HSLhsl(220, 46%, 52%)
HSVhsv(220, 60%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(59.8%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(48.57, 9.79, -43.50)
CIE-LCHlch(48.57, 44.58, 282.68°)
OKLaboklab(55.97% -0.0158 -0.1235)
OKLCHoklch(55.97% 0.125 262.7)
XYZxyz(18.1799, 17.2437, 50.5046)
Luminance0.1724 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

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
##4C72BD1.004.724.454.72
#FFFFFF4.721.0021.001.00
#0000004.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.721.0021.001.00

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

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#4C72BD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva