#4940DF#4940DF

#4940DF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.230 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4940DF
RGB	rgb(73, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(243, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(243, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.3%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 51.37, -79.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 94.44, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.0252 -0.2289)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.23 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8960, 10.4094, 70.8638)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4940DF #D6DF40

analogous

#4087DF #4940DF #9940DF

triadic

#4940DF #DF4940 #40DF49

tetradic

#4940DF #DF4087 #D6DF40 #40DF99

square

#4940DF #DF4087 #D6DF40 #40DF99

split-complementary

#4940DF #DF9940 #87DF40

monochromatic

#1E188D #2A20C1 #4940DF #7B74E8 #ADA9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4940DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4940DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4940DF

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4940DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4940DF	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4940df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.230 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77ea',
    500: '#4940df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4940df;
$custom-light: #8f77ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4940df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.396,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49236,
    "c": 0.23033,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4940DF

secondary

#DADE9D

accent

#EE3AE4

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4940DF

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

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