#4A40DF#4A40DF

#4A40DF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.230 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A40DF
RGB	rgb(74, 64, 223)
HSL	hsl(244, 71%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(244, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 71.3%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 51.48, -79.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 94.40, 303.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.0265 -0.2286)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.23 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.9724, 10.4488, 70.8674)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.28

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A40DF #D5DF40

analogous

#4086DF #4A40DF #9A40DF

triadic

#4A40DF #DF4A40 #40DF4A

tetradic

#4A40DF #DF4086 #D5DF40 #40DF9A

square

#4A40DF #DF4086 #D5DF40 #40DF9A

split-complementary

#4A40DF #DF9A40 #86DF40

monochromatic

#1F188D #2B20C1 #4A40DF #7C74E8 #ADA9F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#4A40DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4A40DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A40DF

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A40DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A40DF	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a40df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 64, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.230 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77ea',
    500: '#4a40df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a40df;
$custom-light: #8f77ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a40df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.774,
    "s": 71.3,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49303,
    "c": 0.23012,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A40DF

secondary

#DADE9D

accent

#EE3AE3

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A40DF

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