#4C40DB#4C40DB

#4C40DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.225 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C40DB
RGB	rgb(76, 64, 219)
HSL	hsl(245, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(245, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 50.47, -77.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 92.24, 303.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.0297 -0.2229)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.225 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5959, 10.3163, 68.0681)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.86

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C40DB #CFDB40

analogous

#4081DB #4C40DB #9940DB

triadic

#4C40DB #DB4C40 #40DB4C

tetradic

#4C40DB #DB4081 #CFDB40 #40DB99

square

#4C40DB #DB4081 #CFDB40 #40DB99

split-complementary

#4C40DB #DB9940 #81DB40

monochromatic

#221987 #2F23BB #4C40DB #7C73E5 #ADA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4C40DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4C40DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C40DB

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C40DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C40DB	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c40db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 64, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.225 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77e7',
    500: '#4c40db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c40db;
$custom-light: #8f77e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c40db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.645,
    "s": 68.282,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49061,
    "c": 0.22491,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C40DB

secondary

#D7DC9B

accent

#EB3DDE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C40DB

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

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