#4D72BD#4D72BD

#4D72BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.124 H 263.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D72BD
RGB	rgb(77, 114, 189)
HSL	hsl(220, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(220, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.62, 9.99, -43.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.62, 44.55, 282.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% -0.0148 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.124 263.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2600, 17.2850, 50.5083)
Luminance	0.1729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D72BD #BD984D

analogous

#4DAABD #4D72BD #604DBD

triadic

#4D72BD #BD4D72 #72BD4D

tetradic

#4D72BD #BD4DAA #BD984D #4DBD60

square

#4D72BD #BD4DAA #BD984D #4DBD60

split-complementary

#4D72BD #BD604D #AABD4D

monochromatic

#273D69 #375695 #4D72BD #7A95CE #A6B9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#4D72BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#4D72BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D72BD

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D72BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D72BD	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)

#5279C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d72bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 114, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.124 263.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889ad1',
    500: '#4d72bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d72bd;
$custom-light: #889ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d72bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.179,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56028,
    "c": 0.12418,
    "h": 263.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17287
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D72BD

secondary

#CBBB9A

accent

#AA52D6

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D72BD

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

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