#4540CE#4540CE

#4540CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.211 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4540CE
RGB	rgb(69, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.72, 45.49, -72.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.72, 85.60, 302.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% 0.023 -0.2094)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.211 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4246, 9.3869, 59.3795)
Luminance	0.0939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4540CE #C9CE40

analogous

#4082CE #4540CE #8C40CE

triadic

#4540CE #CE4540 #40CE45

tetradic

#4540CE #CE4082 #C9CE40 #40CE8C

square

#4540CE #CE4082 #C9CE40 #40CE8C

split-complementary

#4540CE #CE8C40 #82CE40

monochromatic

#211E75 #2F2BA6 #4540CE #7471DA #A4A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#4540CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#4540CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4540CE

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4540CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4540CE	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4540ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.211 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a76de',
    500: '#4540ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4540ce;
$custom-light: #8a76de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4540ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.113,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47365,
    "c": 0.21064,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4540CE

secondary

#D1D496

accent

#E245DD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4540CE

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

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