#4840C4#4840C4

#4840C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.198 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4840C4
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(244, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(244, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 42.65, -67.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 80.09, 302.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.0281 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.198 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4665, 9.0289, 53.1943)
Luminance	0.0903 (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

#4840C4 #BCC440

analogous

#407AC4 #4840C4 #8A40C4

triadic

#4840C4 #C44840 #40C448

tetradic

#4840C4 #C4407A #BCC440 #40C48A

square

#4840C4 #C4407A #BCC440 #40C48A

split-complementary

#4840C4 #C48A40 #7AC440

monochromatic

#252069 #352F98 #4840C4 #756FD2 #A29EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#4840C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4840C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4840C4

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4840C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4840C4	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4840c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.198 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8976d7',
    500: '#4840c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4840c4;
$custom-light: #8976d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4840c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.636,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46658,
    "c": 0.19752,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4840C4

secondary

#CACD93

accent

#DC4CD3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4840C4

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

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