#4A40CD#4A40CD

#4A40CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.208 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40CD
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(244, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 45.81, -71.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 84.90, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0294 -0.2062)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.208 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6733, 9.5291, 58.7591)
Luminance	0.0953 (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

#4A40CD #C3CD40

analogous

#407DCD #4A40CD #9040CD

triadic

#4A40CD #CD4A40 #40CD4A

tetradic

#4A40CD #CD407D #C3CD40 #40CD90

square

#4A40CD #CD407D #C3CD40 #40CD90

split-complementary

#4A40CD #CD9040 #7DCD40

monochromatic

#241E74 #342BA5 #4A40CD #7871DA #A6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#4A40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4A40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40CD

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40CD	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.208 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76dd',
    500: '#4a40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40cd;
$custom-light: #8c76dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.255,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47619,
    "c": 0.20832,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40CD

secondary

#CFD396

accent

#E246D7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40CD

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

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