#4E72B5#4E72B5

#4E72B5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.113 H 262.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72B5
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 181)
HSL	hsl(219, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(219, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 37%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 7.51, -39.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 40.08, 280.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.62% -0.0157 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(55.62% 0.113 262)
XYZ	xyz(17.4968, 16.9891, 46.0643)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72B5 #B5914E

analogous

#4EA5B5 #4E72B5 #5D4EB5

triadic

#4E72B5 #B54E72 #72B54E

tetradic

#4E72B5 #B54EA5 #B5914E #4EB55D

square

#4E72B5 #B54EA5 #B5914E #4EB55D

split-complementary

#4E72B5 #B55D4E #A5B54E

monochromatic

#283C60 #3A578B #4E72B5 #7994C7 #A4B7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#4E72B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#4E72B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72B5

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72B5	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5678B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00818B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.113 262.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#879acb',
    500: '#4e72b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72b5;
$custom-light: #879acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.029,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55617,
    "c": 0.11256,
    "h": 262
  },
  "luminance": 0.16991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72B5

secondary

#C6B699

accent

#A657D1

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72B5

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

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