#4E72CE#4E72CE

#4E72CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.148 H 265.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72CE
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 206)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 15.98, -51.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 53.97, 287.22°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% -0.0107 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.148 265.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2959, 18.1088, 60.8063)
Luminance	0.1811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72CE #CEAA4E

analogous

#4EB2CE #4E72CE #6A4ECE

triadic

#4E72CE #CE4E72 #72CE4E

tetradic

#4E72CE #CE4EB2 #CEAA4E #4ECE6A

square

#4E72CE #CE4EB2 #CEAA4E #4ECE6A

split-complementary

#4E72CE #CE6A4E #B2CE4E

monochromatic

#233D7F #3054AE #4E72CE #7E98DB #AEBEE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#4E72CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#4E72CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E72CE

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E72CE	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#477CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3271CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.148 265.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9add',
    500: '#4e72ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72ce;
$custom-light: #8b9add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.125,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57131,
    "c": 0.14752,
    "h": 265.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72CE

secondary

#D7C8A1

accent

#B548E0

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72CE

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

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