#4840BD#4840BD

#4840BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.189 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4840BD
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(244, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(244, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 40.38, -64.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 76.25, 301.98°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.029 -0.1864)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.189 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6883, 8.7176, 49.0956)
Luminance	0.0872 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4840BD #B5BD40

analogous

#4077BD #4840BD #8740BD

triadic

#4840BD #BD4840 #40BD48

tetradic

#4840BD #BD4077 #B5BD40 #40BD87

square

#4840BD #BD4077 #B5BD40 #40BD87

split-complementary

#4840BD #BD8740 #77BD40

monochromatic

#252162 #37318F #4840BD #736DCD #9F9ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#4840BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4840BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4840BD

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4840BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4840BD	1.00	7.65	2.74	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4840bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.189 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8876d2',
    500: '#4840bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4840bd;
$custom-light: #8876d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4840bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.84,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46034,
    "c": 0.18862,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4840BD

secondary

#C5C990

accent

#D94FD0

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4840BD

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