#4A40BB#4A40BB

#4A40BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.186 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40BB
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.42, 40.04, -63.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.42, 75.09, 302.22°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0318 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.186 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6242, 8.7095, 47.9672)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.21

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40BB #B1BB40

analogous

#4074BB #4A40BB #8840BB

triadic

#4A40BB #BB4A40 #40BB4A

tetradic

#4A40BB #BB4074 #B1BB40 #40BB88

square

#4A40BB #BB4074 #B1BB40 #40BB88

split-complementary

#4A40BB #BB8840 #74BB40

monochromatic

#262160 #38308D #4A40BB #746CCD #9F99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#4A40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4A40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40BB

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40BB	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)

#0058BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.186 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8976d0',
    500: '#4a40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40bb;
$custom-light: #8976d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.878,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46009,
    "c": 0.18567,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40BB

secondary

#C3C88F

accent

#D94FCD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40BB

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

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