#4A40BF#4A40BF

#4A40BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.191 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40BF
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 41.33, -65.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 77.30, 302.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.0313 -0.1882)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.191 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0584, 8.8832, 50.2539)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40BF #B5BF40

analogous

#4076BF #4A40BF #8940BF

triadic

#4A40BF #BF4A40 #40BF4A

tetradic

#4A40BF #BF4076 #B5BF40 #40BF89

square

#4A40BF #BF4076 #B5BF40 #40BF89

split-complementary

#4A40BF #BF8940 #76BF40

monochromatic

#262163 #383191 #4A40BF #756ECE #A19CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#4A40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4A40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40BF

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40BF	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.191 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8976d3',
    500: '#4a40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40bf;
$custom-light: #8976d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.724,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4636,
    "c": 0.19078,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40BF

secondary

#C5CA91

accent

#D94ECE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40BF

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

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