#4E72C4#4E72C4

#4E72C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.134 H 264.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72C4
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 196)
HSL	hsl(222, 50%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(222, 60%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 12.56, -46.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 48.40, 285.04°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% -0.0125 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.134 264.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1196, 17.6382, 54.6108)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72C4 #C4A04E

analogous

#4EADC4 #4E72C4 #654EC4

triadic

#4E72C4 #C44E72 #72C44E

tetradic

#4E72C4 #C44EAD #C4A04E #4EC465

square

#4E72C4 #C44EAD #C4A04E #4EC465

split-complementary

#4E72C4 #C4654E #ADC44E

monochromatic

#263D72 #3556A0 #4E72C4 #7C97D3 #AABBE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#4E72C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#4E72C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E72C4

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E72C4	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E7AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D70C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008491

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.134 264.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#899ad6',
    500: '#4e72c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72c4;
$custom-light: #899ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.695,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56505,
    "c": 0.1336,
    "h": 264.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72C4

secondary

#D0C19E

accent

#AF4EDA

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0E14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72C4

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

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