#4C72BE#4C72BE

#4C72BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.126 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C72BE
RGB	rgb(76, 114, 190)
HSL	hsl(220, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(220, 60%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 40%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, 10.13, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 45.14, 282.96°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% -0.0155 -0.125)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.126 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2889, 17.2873, 51.0782)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C72BE #BE984C

analogous

#4CABBE #4C72BE #5F4CBE

triadic

#4C72BE #BE4C72 #72BE4C

tetradic

#4C72BE #BE4CAB #BE984C #4CBE5F

square

#4C72BE #BE4CAB #BE984C #4CBE5F

split-complementary

#4C72BE #BE5F4C #ABBE4C

monochromatic

#263D69 #375696 #4C72BE #7995CE #A6B9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#4C72BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#4C72BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C72BE

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C72BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C72BE	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c72be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 114, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.126 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879ad2',
    500: '#4c72be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c72be;
$custom-light: #879ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c72be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 46.721,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56034,
    "c": 0.12595,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C72BE

secondary

#CCBB9A

accent

#AA51D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C72BE

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

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