#4E72CC#4E72CC

#4E72CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.145 H 265.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72CC
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 204)
HSL	hsl(223, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.51, 15.29, -50.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.51, 52.85, 286.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57% -0.011 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(57% 0.145 265.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0545, 18.0122, 59.5349)
Luminance	0.1801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72CC #CCA84E

analogous

#4EB1CC #4E72CC #694ECC

triadic

#4E72CC #CC4E72 #72CC4E

tetradic

#4E72CC #CC4EB1 #CCA84E #4ECC69

square

#4E72CC #CC4EB1 #CCA84E #4ECC69

split-complementary

#4E72CC #CC694E #B1CC4E

monochromatic

#243D7C #3154AB #4E72CC #7E98DA #ADBEE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#4E72CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#4E72CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E72CC

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E72CC	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#487CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3570CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008695

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.145 265.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9adc',
    500: '#4e72cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72cc;
$custom-light: #8b9adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 55.263,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57004,
    "c": 0.14475,
    "h": 265.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72CC

secondary

#D5C6A1

accent

#B449DF

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72CC

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

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