#4872B1 Color

#4872B1 is rgb(72, 114, 177) in RGB and hsl(216, 42%, 49%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#4872B1

HEX#4872B1

RGBrgb(72, 114, 177)

HSLhsl(216, 42%, 49%)

HSVhsv(216, 59%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.109 258.3)

CMYKcmyk(59%, 36%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4872B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.86:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.32:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4872B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4872B1 Complementary#B18748 Analogous#48A7B1 Analogous#5348B1 Triadic#B14872 Triadic#72B148

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4872B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6085BE #7999C8 #92ACD3 #ACBFDD #C5D3E7 #DEE6F2

Shades

#40649C #355482 #2C466D #223653 #19283E #0F1724

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