#4E40AA#4E40AA

#4E40AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.163 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40AA
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(248, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(248, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 35.30, -55.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 65.47, 302.63°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0385 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.163 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.2288, 8.1881, 38.9585)
Luminance	0.0819 (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

#4E40AA #9CAA40

analogous

#4067AA #4E40AA #8340AA

triadic

#4E40AA #AA4E40 #40AA4E

tetradic

#4E40AA #AA4067 #9CAA40 #40AA83

square

#4E40AA #AA4067 #9CAA40 #40AA83

split-complementary

#4E40AA #AA8340 #67AA40

monochromatic

#251F51 #3A2F7E #4E40AA #7063C4 #998FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E40AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E40AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40AA

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40AA	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.163 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8875c4',
    500: '#4e40aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40aa;
$custom-light: #8875c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.925,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.449,
    "c": 0.16281,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40AA

secondary

#B8C086

accent

#D553C4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40AA

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

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