#4C40BA#4C40BA

#4C40BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.184 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C40BA
RGB	rgb(76, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 40.04, -62.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 74.49, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0345 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.184 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6740, 8.7475, 47.4127)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C40BA #AEBA40

analogous

#4071BA #4C40BA #8940BA

triadic

#4C40BA #BA4C40 #40BA4C

tetradic

#4C40BA #BA4071 #AEBA40 #40BA89

square

#4C40BA #BA4071 #AEBA40 #40BA89

split-complementary

#4C40BA #BA8940 #71BA40

monochromatic

#27215F #39308C #4C40BA #756BCC #9F99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#4C40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4C40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C40BA

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C40BA	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.184 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8976d0',
    500: '#4c40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c40ba;
$custom-light: #8976d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.902,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46077,
    "c": 0.18403,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C40BA

secondary

#C2C88E

accent

#D84FCB

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C40BA

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

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