#4A4AAD#4A4AAD

#4A4AAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.154 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4AAD
RGB	rgb(74, 74, 173)
HSL	hsl(240, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.2%, 57.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.69, 29.28, -53.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.69, 60.71, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.023 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.154 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8133, 9.3697, 40.6604)
Luminance	0.0937 (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

#4A4AAD #ADAD4A

analogous

#4A7BAD #4A4AAD #7B4AAD

triadic

#4A4AAD #AD4A4A #4AAD4A

tetradic

#4A4AAD #AD4A7B #ADAD4A #4AAD7B

square

#4A4AAD #AD4A7B #ADAD4A #4AAD7B

split-complementary

#4A4AAD #AD7B4A #7BAD4A

monochromatic

#252557 #383882 #4A4AAD #7272C3 #9D9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#4A4AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4A4AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4AAD

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4AAD	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 74, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.154 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cc6',
    500: '#4a4aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4aad;
$custom-light: #857cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 40.081,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46596,
    "c": 0.15422,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4AAD

secondary

#C1C191

accent

#D058D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4AAD

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

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