#4840CD#4840CD

#4840CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.209 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4840CD
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(243, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 45.55, -71.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 84.96, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.48% 0.0269 -0.207)
OKLCH	oklch(47.48% 0.209 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5218, 9.4510, 58.7520)
Luminance	0.0945 (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

#4840CD #C5CD40

analogous

#407FCD #4840CD #8E40CD

triadic

#4840CD #CD4840 #40CD48

tetradic

#4840CD #CD407F #C5CD40 #40CD8E

square

#4840CD #CD407F #C5CD40 #40CD8E

split-complementary

#4840CD #CD8E40 #7FCD40

monochromatic

#231E74 #322BA5 #4840CD #7671DA #A5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#4840CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4840CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4840CD

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4840CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4840CD	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4840cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.209 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76dd',
    500: '#4840cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4840cd;
$custom-light: #8b76dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4840cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.404,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47478,
    "c": 0.20875,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4840CD

secondary

#CFD396

accent

#E246D9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4840CD

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

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