#4946AA#4946AA

#4946AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.156 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4946AA
RGB	rgb(73, 70, 170)
HSL	hsl(242, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 59%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 58.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.40, 30.62, -53.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.40, 61.64, 299.79°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.0259 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.156 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1912, 8.6983, 39.0589)
Luminance	0.0870 (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

#4946AA #A7AA46

analogous

#4675AA #4946AA #7B46AA

triadic

#4946AA #AA4946 #46AA49

tetradic

#4946AA #AA4675 #A7AA46 #46AA7B

square

#4946AA #AA4675 #A7AA46 #46AA7B

split-complementary

#4946AA #AA7B46 #75AA46

monochromatic

#242253 #36347F #4946AA #6E6BC2 #9896D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#4946AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4946AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4946AA

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4946AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4946AA	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4946aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 70, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.156 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8579c4',
    500: '#4946aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4946aa;
$custom-light: #8579c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4946aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.8,
    "s": 41.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45551,
    "c": 0.15563,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4946AA

secondary

#BEC08C

accent

#D156CE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4946AA

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

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