#4A4AE1#4A4AE1

#4A4AE1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.222 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4AE1
RGB	rgb(74, 74, 225)
HSL	hsl(240, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(240, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 11.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 46.47, -76.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 89.58, 301.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.0198 -0.2212)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.222 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8589, 11.7879, 72.5010)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.35

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4AE1 #E1E14A

analogous

#4A95E1 #4A4AE1 #954AE1

triadic

#4A4AE1 #E14A4A #4AE14A

tetradic

#4A4AE1 #E14A95 #E1E14A #4AE195

square

#4A4AE1 #E14A95 #E1E14A #4AE195

split-complementary

#4A4AE1 #E1954A #95E14A

monochromatic

#191997 #2222CC #4A4AE1 #7E7EEA #B3B3F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#4A4AE1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4A4AE1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4AE1

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4AE1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4AE1	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00728F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4ae1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 74, 225);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.222 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7dec',
    500: '#4a4ae1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4ae1;
$custom-light: #8f7dec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4ae1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 225
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 71.564,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50967,
    "c": 0.22206,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4AE1

secondary

#E1E1A6

accent

#EE39EE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4AE1

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

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