#4E40AC#4E40AC

#4E40AC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.165 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40AC
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, 35.93, -56.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 66.60, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% 0.0384 -0.1609)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.165 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4194, 8.2643, 39.9625)
Luminance	0.0827 (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

#4E40AC #9EAC40

analogous

#4068AC #4E40AC #8440AC

triadic

#4E40AC #AC4E40 #40AC4E

tetradic

#4E40AC #AC4068 #9EAC40 #40AC84

square

#4E40AC #AC4068 #9EAC40 #40AC84

split-complementary

#4E40AC #AC8440 #68AC40

monochromatic

#261F53 #3A2F7F #4E40AC #7164C5 #9A91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#4E40AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E40AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40AC

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40AC	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.165 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8875c6',
    500: '#4e40ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40ac;
$custom-light: #8875c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.778,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45063,
    "c": 0.16546,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40AC

secondary

#BAC187

accent

#D552C4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40AC

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

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