#4E40A0#4E40A0
#4E40A0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.149 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E40A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 64, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 43%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 60%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.2%, 60%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.61, 32.14, -50.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.61, 59.75, 302.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.11% 0.039 -0.1441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.11% 0.149 285.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3186, 7.8240, 34.1647) |
| Luminance | 0.0783 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.30
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.25
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.60
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.77
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.15
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E40A0 #92A040
analogous
#4062A0 #4E40A0 #7E40A0
triadic
#4E40A0 #A04E40 #40A04E
tetradic
#4E40A0 #A04062 #92A040 #40A07E
square
#4E40A0 #A04062 #92A040 #40A07E
split-complementary
#4E40A0 #A07E40 #62A040
monochromatic
#231D49 #392F74 #4E40A0 #6C5EBF #948AD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.19
#4E40A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.57
#4E40A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E40A0
8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E40A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E40A0 | 1.00 | 8.19 | 2.57 | 8.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2F5669
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e40a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.149 285.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8675bd',
500: '#4e40a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e40a0; $custom-light: #8675bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e40a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 64,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.75,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44105,
"c": 0.14933,
"h": 285.1
},
"luminance": 0.07825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E40A0
secondary
#B3BB81
accent
#D355C0
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EDF7
border
#CBC8D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81