#4C40C6#4C40C6

#4C40C6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.199 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C40C6
RGB	rgb(76, 64, 198)
HSL	hsl(245, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 67.7%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 43.86, -68.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 81.06, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.13% 0.033 -0.1965)
OKLCH	oklch(47.13% 0.199 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0037, 9.2794, 54.4156)
Luminance	0.0928 (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

#4C40C6 #BAC640

analogous

#4077C6 #4C40C6 #8F40C6

triadic

#4C40C6 #C64C40 #40C64C

tetradic

#4C40C6 #C64077 #BAC640 #40C68F

square

#4C40C6 #C64077 #BAC640 #40C68F

split-complementary

#4C40C6 #C68F40 #77C640

monochromatic

#27206C #382E9B #4C40C6 #786FD4 #A49EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#4C40C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4C40C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C40C6

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C40C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C40C6	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c40c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 64, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.199 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76d8',
    500: '#4c40c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c40c6;
$custom-light: #8c76d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c40c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.373,
    "s": 54.032,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47132,
    "c": 0.19924,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C40C6

secondary

#C9CE93

accent

#DD4AD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C40C6

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

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