#4E72AF#4E72AF

#4E72AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.104 H 260.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72AF
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(218, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 5.52, -36.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 36.78, 278.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.28% -0.0173 -0.1027)
OKLCH	oklch(55.28% 0.104 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.8944, 16.7482, 42.8916)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72AF #AF8B4E

analogous

#4EA3AF #4E72AF #5B4EAF

triadic

#4E72AF #AF4E72 #72AF4E

tetradic

#4E72AF #AF4EA3 #AF8B4E #4EAF5B

square

#4E72AF #AF4EA3 #AF8B4E #4EAF5B

split-complementary

#4E72AF #AF5B4E #A3AF4E

monochromatic

#283B5A #3B5685 #4E72AF #7893C3 #A2B5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#4E72AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#4E72AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72AF

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72AF	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5977B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#127F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.104 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869ac7',
    500: '#4e72af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72af;
$custom-light: #869ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.732,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5528,
    "c": 0.10413,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72AF

secondary

#C3B296

accent

#A35ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72AF

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

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