#4E40AD#4E40AD

#4E40AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.167 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40AD
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 36.25, -56.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 67.17, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0383 -0.1623)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.167 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.5158, 8.3029, 40.4702)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E40AD #9FAD40

analogous

#4069AD #4E40AD #8540AD

triadic

#4E40AD #AD4E40 #40AD4E

tetradic

#4E40AD #AD4069 #9FAD40 #40AD85

square

#4E40AD #AD4069 #9FAD40 #40AD85

split-complementary

#4E40AD #AD8540 #69AD40

monochromatic

#261F54 #3A2F80 #4E40AD #7164C6 #9A91D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E40AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E40AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40AD

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40AD	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)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.167 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8875c6',
    500: '#4e40ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40ad;
$custom-light: #8875c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.706,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45144,
    "c": 0.16678,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40AD

secondary

#BAC287

accent

#D652C5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40AD

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

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