#4A4AC4#4A4AC4

#4A4AC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.185 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4AC4
RGB	rgb(74, 74, 196)
HSL	hsl(240, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 62.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 36.93, -63.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 73.77, 300.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.0224 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.185 277)
XYZ	xyz(15.2334, 10.3377, 53.4065)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4AC4 #C4C44A

analogous

#4A87C4 #4A4AC4 #874AC4

triadic

#4A4AC4 #C44A4A #4AC44A

tetradic

#4A4AC4 #C44A87 #C4C44A #4AC487

square

#4A4AC4 #C44A87 #C4C44A #4AC487

split-complementary

#4A4AC4 #C4874A #87C44A

monochromatic

#24246F #33339D #4A4AC4 #7878D3 #A6A6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4A4AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4A4AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4AC4

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4AC4	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 74, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.185 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dd7',
    500: '#4a4ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4ac4;
$custom-light: #897dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48443,
    "c": 0.18524,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4AC4

secondary

#CFCF9B

accent

#DA4DDA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4AC4

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

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