#7272BF#7272BF

#7272BF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.116 H 282.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7272BF
RGB	rgb(114, 114, 191)
HSL	hsl(240, 38%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(240, 40%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.12, 19.34, -40.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.12, 44.83, 295.55°)
OKLab	oklab(58.61% 0.0246 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(58.61% 0.116 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3580, 19.3727, 51.8414)
Luminance	0.1937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#7272BF #BFBF72

analogous

#7299BF #7272BF #9972BF

triadic

#7272BF #BF7272 #72BF72

tetradic

#7272BF #BF7299 #BFBF72 #72BF99

square

#7272BF #BF7299 #BFBF72 #72BF99

split-complementary

#7272BF #BF9972 #99BF72

monochromatic

#39397E #4C4CA8 #7272BF #9C9CD2 #C6C6E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#7272BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.87

#7272BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7272BF

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7272BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7272BF	1.00	4.31	4.87	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#577CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5477BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5B818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7272bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 114, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.116 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9e9ad2',
    500: '#7272bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7272bf;
$custom-light: #9e9ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7272bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 37.561,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58607,
    "c": 0.11649,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7272BF

secondary

#D5D5B8

accent

#CE5ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F9

border

#CCCCD2

text

#0F0E14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #7272BF

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

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