#4740AE#4740AE

#4740AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.169 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4740AE
RGB	rgb(71, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(244, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(244, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.11, 35.32, -57.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.11, 67.89, 301.35°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.0291 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.169 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0695, 8.0615, 40.9562)
Luminance	0.0806 (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

#4740AE #A7AE40

analogous

#4070AE #4740AE #7E40AE

triadic

#4740AE #AE4740 #40AE47

tetradic

#4740AE #AE4070 #A7AE40 #40AE7E

square

#4740AE #AE4070 #A7AE40 #40AE7E

split-complementary

#4740AE #AE7E40 #70AE40

monochromatic

#221F55 #353081 #4740AE #6B65C6 #9692D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#4740AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4740AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4740AE

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4740AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4740AE	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4740ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.169 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8575c7',
    500: '#4740ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4740ae;
$custom-light: #8575c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4740ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.818,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44664,
    "c": 0.16924,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4740AE

secondary

#BEC288

accent

#D652CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4740AE

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

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