#4E72BF#4E72BF

#4E72BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.127 H 263.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72BF
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(221, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.78, 10.86, -44.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.78, 45.62, 283.78°)
OKLab	oklab(56.2% -0.0135 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(56.2% 0.127 263.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5599, 17.4144, 51.6634)
Luminance	0.1742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72BF #BF9B4E

analogous

#4EAABF #4E72BF #624EBF

triadic

#4E72BF #BF4E72 #72BF4E

tetradic

#4E72BF #BF4EAA #BF9B4E #4EBF62

square

#4E72BF #BF4EAA #BF9B4E #4EBF62

split-complementary

#4E72BF #BF624E #AABF4E

monochromatic

#273D6C #375699 #4E72BF #7B96CF #A8BAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.68

#4E72BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.48

#4E72BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72BF

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72BF	1.00	4.68	4.48	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5179C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00838F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.127 263.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899ad3',
    500: '#4e72bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72bf;
$custom-light: #899ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.885,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56202,
    "c": 0.12661,
    "h": 263.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72BF

secondary

#CDBD9C

accent

#AC51D7

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72BF

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

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