#4F72AA#4F72AA
#4F72AA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.097 H 259.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4F72AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(79, 114, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.5%, 32.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.75, 4.11, -33.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.75, 34.00, 276.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.06% -0.0177 -0.0951) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.06% 0.097 259.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4950, 16.5979, 40.3569) |
| Luminance | 0.1660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.76
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.06
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.26
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 4.56
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.56
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4F72AA #AA874F
analogous
#4FA0AA #4F72AA #5A4FAA
triadic
#4F72AA #AA4F72 #72AA4F
tetradic
#4F72AA #AA4FA0 #AA874F #4FAA5A
square
#4F72AA #AA4FA0 #AA874F #4FAA5A
split-complementary
#4F72AA #AA5A4F #A0AA4F
monochromatic
#283A56 #3C5680 #4F72AA #7793C0 #A0B4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#4F72AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#4F72AA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4F72AA
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4F72AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4F72AA | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C76AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#516DA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1F7E86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4f72aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 114, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.097 259.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#869ac3',
500: '#4f72aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4f72aa; $custom-light: #869ac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4f72aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 79,
"g": 114,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.923,
"s": 36.546,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55064,
"c": 0.0967,
"h": 259.5
},
"luminance": 0.16599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4F72AA
secondary
#C0AF95
accent
#A15BCD
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0E12
muted
#7D7E81