#4D4AAD#4D4AAD

#4D4AAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.154 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4AAD
RGB	rgb(77, 74, 173)
HSL	hsl(242, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 57.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 29.87, -52.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 60.67, 299.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0267 -0.1513)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.154 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.0498, 9.4916, 40.6715)
Luminance	0.0949 (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

#4D4AAD #AAAD4A

analogous

#4A78AD #4D4AAD #7E4AAD

triadic

#4D4AAD #AD4D4A #4AAD4D

tetradic

#4D4AAD #AD4A78 #AAAD4A #4AAD7E

square

#4D4AAD #AD4A78 #AAAD4A #4AAD7E

split-complementary

#4D4AAD #AD7E4A #78AD4A

monochromatic

#272557 #3A3882 #4D4AAD #7472C3 #9E9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#4D4AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4D4AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4AAD

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4AAD	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 74, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.154 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877cc6',
    500: '#4d4aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4aad;
$custom-light: #877cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.818,
    "s": 40.081,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46823,
    "c": 0.15363,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.09492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4AAD

secondary

#C0C191

accent

#D058CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4AAD

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

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