#4940DB#4940DB

#4940DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.226 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940DB
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(243, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(243, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 50.12, -77.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 92.35, 302.87°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.0259 -0.2241)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.226 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3631, 10.1962, 68.0571)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4940DB #D2DB40

analogous

#4084DB #4940DB #9640DB

triadic

#4940DB #DB4940 #40DB49

tetradic

#4940DB #DB4084 #D2DB40 #40DB96

square

#4940DB #DB4084 #D2DB40 #40DB96

split-complementary

#4940DB #DB9640 #84DB40

monochromatic

#201987 #2C23BB #4940DB #7A73E5 #ABA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#4940DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4940DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940DB

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940DB	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.226 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e77e7',
    500: '#4940db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940db;
$custom-light: #8e77e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.484,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48855,
    "c": 0.22556,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940DB

secondary

#D8DC9B

accent

#EB3DE1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940DB

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

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