#4A40C4#4A40C4

#4A40C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.197 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40C4
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(245, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 67.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.19, 42.93, -67.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.19, 80.03, 302.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.0307 -0.1947)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.197 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6181, 9.1070, 53.2014)
Luminance	0.0911 (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

#4A40C4 #BAC440

analogous

#4078C4 #4A40C4 #8C40C4

triadic

#4A40C4 #C44A40 #40C44A

tetradic

#4A40C4 #C44078 #BAC440 #40C48C

square

#4A40C4 #C44078 #BAC440 #40C48C

split-complementary

#4A40C4 #C48C40 #78C440

monochromatic

#262069 #372F98 #4A40C4 #766FD2 #A39EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#4A40C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4A40C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40C4

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40C4	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.197 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a76d7',
    500: '#4a40c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40c4;
$custom-light: #8a76d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.545,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46804,
    "c": 0.19711,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40C4

secondary

#C9CD93

accent

#DC4CD1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40C4

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

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