#4A40AE#4A40AE

#4A40AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.169 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40AE
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(245, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 35.84, -57.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 67.82, 301.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.033 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.169 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2950, 8.1778, 40.9668)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40AE #A4AE40

analogous

#406DAE #4A40AE #8140AE

triadic

#4A40AE #AE4A40 #40AE4A

tetradic

#4A40AE #AE406D #A4AE40 #40AE81

square

#4A40AE #AE406D #A4AE40 #40AE81

split-complementary

#4A40AE #AE8140 #6DAE40

monochromatic

#241F55 #373081 #4A40AE #6E65C6 #9892D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4A40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4A40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40AE

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40AE	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#135B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.169 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8675c7',
    500: '#4a40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40ae;
$custom-light: #8675c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44899,
    "c": 0.16871,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40AE

secondary

#BDC288

accent

#D652CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40AE

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

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