#4E72BA#4E72BA

#4E72BA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.120 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72BA
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 186)
HSL	hsl(220, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(220, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 38.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.51, 9.18, -41.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.51, 42.84, 282.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.91% -0.0146 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(55.91% 0.12 263)
XYZ	xyz(18.0191, 17.1980, 48.8148)
Luminance	0.1720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72BA #BA964E

analogous

#4EA8BA #4E72BA #604EBA

triadic

#4E72BA #BA4E72 #72BA4E

tetradic

#4E72BA #BA4EA8 #BA964E #4EBA60

square

#4E72BA #BA4EA8 #BA964E #4EBA60

split-complementary

#4E72BA #BA604E #A8BA4E

monochromatic

#283C66 #395792 #4E72BA #7A95CB #A6B8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#4E72BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#4E72BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72BA

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72BA	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5479BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.120 263.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#889acf',
    500: '#4e72ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72ba;
$custom-light: #889acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 43.902,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55906,
    "c": 0.11959,
    "h": 263
  },
  "luminance": 0.17199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72BA

secondary

#CABA9A

accent

#A954D4

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72BA

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

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