#4A40CB#4A40CB

#4A40CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.206 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40CB
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(244, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.81, 45.17, -70.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.81, 83.82, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.0297 -0.2037)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.206 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4335, 9.4332, 57.4958)
Luminance	0.0943 (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

#4A40CB #C1CB40

analogous

#407BCB #4A40CB #9040CB

triadic

#4A40CB #CB4A40 #40CB4A

tetradic

#4A40CB #CB407B #C1CB40 #40CB90

square

#4A40CB #CB407B #C1CB40 #40CB90

split-complementary

#4A40CB #CB9040 #7BCB40

monochromatic

#251F72 #352CA2 #4A40CB #7870D8 #A5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#4A40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4A40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40CB

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40CB	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.206 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76dc',
    500: '#4a40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40cb;
$custom-light: #8c76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.317,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47436,
    "c": 0.20585,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40CB

secondary

#CDD295

accent

#E047D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40CB

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

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