#4E72AD#4E72AD

#4E72AD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.101 H 259.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72AD
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 173)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 4.86, -35.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 35.69, 277.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.17% -0.0178 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(55.17% 0.101 259.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6994, 16.6702, 41.8647)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72AD #AD894E

analogous

#4EA2AD #4E72AD #594EAD

triadic

#4E72AD #AD4E72 #72AD4E

tetradic

#4E72AD #AD4EA2 #AD894E #4EAD59

square

#4E72AD #AD4EA2 #AD894E #4EAD59

split-complementary

#4E72AD #AD594E #A2AD4E

monochromatic

#283A59 #3B5683 #4E72AD #7793C2 #A1B4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#4E72AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#4E72AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72AD

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72AD	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A76AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#167F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.101 259.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ac5',
    500: '#4e72ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72ad;
$custom-light: #869ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.263,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5517,
    "c": 0.10133,
    "h": 259.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72AD

secondary

#C2B195

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72AD

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

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