#4840DB#4840DB

#4840DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.226 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4840DB
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(243, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(243, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 50.00, -77.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 92.38, 302.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.79% 0.0247 -0.2244)
OKLCH	oklch(48.79% 0.226 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2879, 10.1574, 68.0536)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4840DB #D3DB40

analogous

#4085DB #4840DB #9640DB

triadic

#4840DB #DB4840 #40DB48

tetradic

#4840DB #DB4085 #D3DB40 #40DB96

square

#4840DB #DB4085 #D3DB40 #40DB96

split-complementary

#4840DB #DB9640 #85DB40

monochromatic

#1F1987 #2B23BB #4840DB #7973E5 #ABA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4840DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4840DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4840DB

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4840DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4840DB	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4840db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.226 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e77e7',
    500: '#4840db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4840db;
$custom-light: #8e77e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4840db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.097,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48788,
    "c": 0.22578,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4840DB

secondary

#D8DC9B

accent

#EB3DE2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4840DB

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

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