#4E72AE#4E72AE

#4E72AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.103 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72AE
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 174)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 34.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.89, 5.19, -35.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.89, 36.24, 278.24°)
OKLab	oklab(55.23% -0.0175 -0.1012)
OKLCH	oklch(55.23% 0.103 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.7966, 16.7090, 42.3762)
Luminance	0.1671 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72AE #AE8A4E

analogous

#4EA2AE #4E72AE #5A4EAE

triadic

#4E72AE #AE4E72 #72AE4E

tetradic

#4E72AE #AE4EA2 #AE8A4E #4EAE5A

square

#4E72AE #AE4EA2 #AE8A4E #4EAE5A

split-complementary

#4E72AE #AE5A4E #A2AE4E

monochromatic

#283B59 #3B5684 #4E72AE #7793C2 #A1B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#4E72AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#4E72AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72AE

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72AE	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A77B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#147F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.103 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ac6',
    500: '#4e72ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72ae;
$custom-light: #869ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55225,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72AE

secondary

#C2B196

accent

#A25ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72AE

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

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