#4A40C3#4A40C3

#4A40C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.196 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40C3
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(245, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.10, 42.61, -67.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.10, 79.49, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0308 -0.1934)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.196 279)
XYZ	xyz(14.5046, 9.0617, 52.6039)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40C3 #B9C340

analogous

#4077C3 #4A40C3 #8B40C3

triadic

#4A40C3 #C34A40 #40C34A

tetradic

#4A40C3 #C34077 #B9C340 #40C38B

square

#4A40C3 #C34077 #B9C340 #40C38B

split-complementary

#4A40C3 #C38B40 #77C340

monochromatic

#262168 #372F97 #4A40C3 #766FD2 #A29DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#4A40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4A40C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40C3

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40C3	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.196 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a76d6',
    500: '#4a40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40c3;
$custom-light: #8a76d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.58,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46715,
    "c": 0.19585,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.09063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40C3

secondary

#C8CC92

accent

#DC4CD1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40C3

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

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