#4A40CA#4A40CA

#4A40CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.205 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40CA
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(244, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.72, 44.85, -70.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.72, 83.28, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.0298 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.205 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3147, 9.3857, 56.8702)
Luminance	0.0939 (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

#4A40CA #C0CA40

analogous

#407BCA #4A40CA #8F40CA

triadic

#4A40CA #CA4A40 #40CA4A

tetradic

#4A40CA #CA407B #C0CA40 #40CA8F

square

#4A40CA #CA407B #C0CA40 #40CA8F

split-complementary

#4A40CA #CA8F40 #7BCA40

monochromatic

#251F70 #352CA0 #4A40CA #7770D7 #A5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#4A40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#4A40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40CA

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40CA	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.205 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76db',
    500: '#4a40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40ca;
$custom-light: #8b76db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47345,
    "c": 0.20461,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40CA

secondary

#CDD195

accent

#E048D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40CA

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

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