#4A40B2#4A40B2

#4A40B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.174 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40B2
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 178)
HSL	hsl(245, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 64%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 64%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.67, 37.14, -59.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.67, 70.08, 302.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.0326 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.174 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6908, 8.3361, 43.0511)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40B2 #A8B240

analogous

#406FB2 #4A40B2 #8340B2

triadic

#4A40B2 #B24A40 #40B24A

tetradic

#4A40B2 #B2406F #A8B240 #40B283

square

#4A40B2 #B2406F #A8B240 #40B283

split-complementary

#4A40B2 #B28340 #6FB240

monochromatic

#252058 #373085 #4A40B2 #6F67C8 #9A94D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#4A40B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4A40B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40B2

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40B2	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#085C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.174 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8775ca',
    500: '#4a40b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40b2;
$custom-light: #8775ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.263,
    "s": 47.107,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45236,
    "c": 0.17399,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08337
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40B2

secondary

#BFC48A

accent

#D751CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40B2

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

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