#4B40CE#4B40CE
#4B40CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.209 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B40CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 64, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.15, 46.26, -71.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.15, 85.40, 302.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.78% 0.0305 -0.2071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.78% 0.209 278.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8720, 9.6176, 59.4005) |
| Luminance | 0.0962 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.85
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 2.23
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.42
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.46
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.53
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B40CE #C3CE40
analogous
#407CCE #4B40CE #9240CE
triadic
#4B40CE #CE4B40 #40CE4B
tetradic
#4B40CE #CE407C #C3CE40 #40CE92
square
#4B40CE #CE407C #C3CE40 #40CE92
split-complementary
#4B40CE #CE9240 #7CCE40
monochromatic
#251E75 #342BA6 #4B40CE #7971DA #A7A1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.18
#4B40CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#4B40CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B40CE
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B40CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B40CE | 1.00 | 7.18 | 2.92 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0052CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b40ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 64, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.209 278.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d76de',
500: '#4b40ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b40ce; $custom-light: #8d76de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b40ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 64,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.648,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47783,
"c": 0.20935,
"h": 278.4
},
"luminance": 0.09619
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B40CE
secondary
#CFD496
accent
#E245D6
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0915
muted
#7E7B83