#4940AB#4940AB

#4940AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.165 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940AB
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 171)
HSL	hsl(245, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(245, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 62.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.03, 34.69, -56.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.03, 66.14, 301.64°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0319 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.165 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9294, 8.0228, 39.4401)
Luminance	0.0802 (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

#4940AB #A2AB40

analogous

#406CAB #4940AB #7E40AB

triadic

#4940AB #AB4940 #40AB49

tetradic

#4940AB #AB406C #A2AB40 #40AB7E

square

#4940AB #AB406C #A2AB40 #40AB7E

split-complementary

#4940AB #AB7E40 #6CAB40

monochromatic

#231F52 #362F7E #4940AB #6C63C5 #9690D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#4940AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4940AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940AB

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940AB	1.00	8.06	2.60	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.165 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8575c5',
    500: '#4940ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940ab;
$custom-light: #8575c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.047,
    "s": 45.532,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4457,
    "c": 0.16488,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940AB

secondary

#BCC186

accent

#D553CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940AB

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

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