#4E72AB#4E72AB

#4E72AB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.099 H 259.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72AB
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 171)
HSL	hsl(217, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, 4.21, -34.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 34.61, 276.99°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% -0.0183 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.099 259.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.5074, 16.5933, 40.8531)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72AB #AB874E

analogous

#4EA1AB #4E72AB #594EAB

triadic

#4E72AB #AB4E72 #72AB4E

tetradic

#4E72AB #AB4EA1 #AB874E #4EAB59

square

#4E72AB #AB4EA1 #AB874E #4EAB59

split-complementary

#4E72AB #AB594E #A1AB4E

monochromatic

#283A57 #3B5681 #4E72AB #7693C0 #A0B4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4E72AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#4E72AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72AB

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72AB	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B76AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#197F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.099 259.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ac4',
    500: '#4e72ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72ab;
$custom-light: #869ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.774,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55061,
    "c": 0.09854,
    "h": 259.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72AB

secondary

#C1AF94

accent

#A15ACD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72AB

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

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