#4940AE#4940AE
#4940AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.169 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4940AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 64, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 46%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 63%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.27, 35.67, -57.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.27, 67.84, 301.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.82% 0.0317 -0.1659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.82% 0.169 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2186, 8.1384, 40.9632) |
| Luminance | 0.0814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 1.43
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.93
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.94
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.92
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.95
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4940AE #A5AE40
analogous
#406EAE #4940AE #8040AE
triadic
#4940AE #AE4940 #40AE49
tetradic
#4940AE #AE406E #A5AE40 #40AE80
square
#4940AE #AE406E #A5AE40 #40AE80
split-complementary
#4940AE #AE8040 #6EAE40
monochromatic
#231F55 #363081 #4940AE #6D65C6 #9792D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#4940AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#4940AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4940AE
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4940AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4940AE | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0D5B71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4940ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.169 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8675c7',
500: '#4940ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4940ae; $custom-light: #8675c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4940ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 64,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.909,
"s": 46.218,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4482,
"c": 0.16887,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.08139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4940AE
secondary
#BDC288
accent
#D652CB
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EDF8
border
#CBC8D1
text
#0C0813
muted
#7D7B82