#7272CD#7272CD

#7272CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.137 H 281.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#7272CD
RGB	rgb(114, 114, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 48%, 63%)
HSV	hsv(240, 44%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 44.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.86, 23.42, -47.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.86, 52.77, 296.35°)
OKLab	oklab(59.41% 0.027 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(59.41% 0.137 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.9729, 20.0187, 60.3466)
Luminance	0.2002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#7272CD #CDCD72

analogous

#729FCD #7272CD #9F72CD

triadic

#7272CD #CD7272 #72CD72

tetradic

#7272CD #CD729F #CDCD72 #72CD9F

square

#7272CD #CD729F #CDCD72 #72CD9F

split-complementary

#7272CD #CD9F72 #9FCD72

monochromatic

#333391 #4545BD #7272CD #9F9FDD #CCCCED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#7272CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#7272CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #7272CD

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##7272CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##7272CD	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F7FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4978CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#548595

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #7272cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(114, 114, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.137 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9f9add',
    500: '#7272cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #7272cd;
$custom-light: #9f9add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#7272cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 114,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 47.644,
    "l": 62.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59409,
    "c": 0.13654,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#7272CD

secondary

#DEDEBD

accent

#BB2BBB

background

#FAF9FD

surface

#F4F2FB

border

#CECCD4

text

#0F0E15

muted

#7F7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #7272CD

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

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