#4940AF#4940AF

#4940AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.170 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940AF
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(245, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 35.99, -58.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 68.41, 301.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0316 -0.1672)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.17 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3165, 8.1776, 41.4785)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4940AF #A6AF40

analogous

#406FAF #4940AF #8140AF

triadic

#4940AF #AF4940 #40AF49

tetradic

#4940AF #AF406F #A6AF40 #40AF81

square

#4940AF #AF406F #A6AF40 #40AF81

split-complementary

#4940AF #AF8140 #6FAF40

monochromatic

#241F55 #363082 #4940AF #6D65C7 #9892D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4940AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4940AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940AF

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940AF	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A5B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.170 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8675c8',
    500: '#4940af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940af;
$custom-light: #8675c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.865,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44904,
    "c": 0.17021,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940AF

secondary

#BEC388

accent

#D652CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940AF

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

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