#4940AA#4940AA

#4940AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.164 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940AA
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(245, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(245, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 34.37, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 65.57, 301.61°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0319 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.164 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8345, 7.9848, 38.9400)
Luminance	0.0799 (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

#4940AA #A1AA40

analogous

#406CAA #4940AA #7E40AA

triadic

#4940AA #AA4940 #40AA49

tetradic

#4940AA #AA406C #A1AA40 #40AA7E

square

#4940AA #AA406C #A1AA40 #40AA7E

split-complementary

#4940AA #AA7E40 #6CAA40

monochromatic

#231F51 #362F7E #4940AA #6B63C4 #958FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4940AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4940AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940AA

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940AA	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#165A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.164 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8575c4',
    500: '#4940aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940aa;
$custom-light: #8575c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.094,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44487,
    "c": 0.16354,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940AA

secondary

#BBC086

accent

#D553CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940AA

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

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