#4940CD#4940CD

#4940CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.209 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940CD
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(244, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 45.68, -71.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 84.93, 302.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.0281 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.209 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5969, 9.4898, 58.7555)
Luminance	0.0949 (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

#4940CD #C4CD40

analogous

#407DCD #4940CD #9040CD

triadic

#4940CD #CD4940 #40CD49

tetradic

#4940CD #CD407D #C4CD40 #40CD90

square

#4940CD #CD407D #C4CD40 #40CD90

split-complementary

#4940CD #CD9040 #7DCD40

monochromatic

#241E74 #332BA5 #4940CD #7771DA #A5A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#4940CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4940CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940CD

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940CD	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.209 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76dd',
    500: '#4940cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940cd;
$custom-light: #8b76dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.83,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47548,
    "c": 0.20853,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940CD

secondary

#CFD396

accent

#E246D8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940CD

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

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