#4E72CF#4E72CF

#4E72CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.149 H 265.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E72CF
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 207)
HSL	hsl(223, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(223, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 44.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.69, 16.32, -52.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.69, 54.52, 287.42°)
OKLab	oklab(57.19% -0.0105 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(57.19% 0.149 265.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.4178, 18.1575, 61.4481)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E72CF #CFAB4E

analogous

#4EB2CF #4E72CF #6A4ECF

triadic

#4E72CF #CF4E72 #72CF4E

tetradic

#4E72CF #CF4EB2 #CFAB4E #4ECF6A

square

#4E72CF #CF4EB2 #CFAB4E #4ECF6A

split-complementary

#4E72CF #CF6A4E #B2CF4E

monochromatic

#233D80 #3054B0 #4E72CF #7E98DC #AEBFE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#4E72CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#4E72CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E72CF

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E72CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E72CF	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#467CD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3171CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e72cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.149 265.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b9ade',
    500: '#4e72cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e72cf;
$custom-light: #8b9ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e72cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.256,
    "s": 57.333,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57195,
    "c": 0.1489,
    "h": 265.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E72CF

secondary

#D7C8A2

accent

#B647E1

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FB

border

#CBCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E72CF

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

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