#4D40AE#4D40AE

#4D40AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.168 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D40AE
RGB	rgb(77, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(247, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 36.38, -57.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 67.75, 302.48°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0369 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.168 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5316, 8.2998, 40.9779)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D40AE #A1AE40

analogous

#406AAE #4D40AE #8440AE

triadic

#4D40AE #AE4D40 #40AE4D

tetradic

#4D40AE #AE406A #A1AE40 #40AE84

square

#4D40AE #AE406A #A1AE40 #40AE84

split-complementary

#4D40AE #AE8440 #6AAE40

monochromatic

#251F55 #393081 #4D40AE #7065C6 #9A92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4D40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4D40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D40AE

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D40AE	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.168 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8875c7',
    500: '#4d40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d40ae;
$custom-light: #8875c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45143,
    "c": 0.16824,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D40AE

secondary

#BBC288

accent

#D652C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D40AE

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

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