#4940CE#4940CE

#4940CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.210 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940CE
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(244, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 46.00, -72.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 85.47, 302.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.028 -0.2079)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.21 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7180, 9.5382, 59.3933)
Luminance	0.0954 (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

#4940CE #C5CE40

analogous

#407ECE #4940CE #9040CE

triadic

#4940CE #CE4940 #40CE49

tetradic

#4940CE #CE407E #C5CE40 #40CE90

square

#4940CE #CE407E #C5CE40 #40CE90

split-complementary

#4940CE #CE9040 #7ECE40

monochromatic

#241E75 #322BA6 #4940CE #7771DA #A6A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#4940CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4940CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940CE

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940CE	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.210 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76de',
    500: '#4940ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940ce;
$custom-light: #8c76de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.803,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4764,
    "c": 0.20976,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940CE

secondary

#D0D496

accent

#E245D8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940CE

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

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