#4A40BD#4A40BD

#4A40BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.188 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40BD
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(245, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.59, 40.69, -64.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.59, 76.20, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0315 -0.1856)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.188 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8398, 8.7957, 49.1027)
Luminance	0.0880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40BD #B3BD40

analogous

#4075BD #4A40BD #8940BD

triadic

#4A40BD #BD4A40 #40BD4A

tetradic

#4A40BD #BD4075 #B3BD40 #40BD89

square

#4A40BD #BD4075 #B3BD40 #40BD89

split-complementary

#4A40BD #BD8940 #75BD40

monochromatic

#262162 #38318F #4A40BD #746DCD #A09ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.61

#4A40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#4A40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40BD

7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40BD	1.00	7.61	2.76	7.61
#FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.188 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8976d2',
    500: '#4a40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40bd;
$custom-light: #8976d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.8,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46184,
    "c": 0.18824,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40BD

secondary

#C4C990

accent

#D94FCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40BD

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

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