#4E40AE#4E40AE

#4E40AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.168 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40AE
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 36.56, -57.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 67.73, 302.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.0383 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.168 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6129, 8.3417, 40.9817)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E40AE #A0AE40

analogous

#4069AE #4E40AE #8540AE

triadic

#4E40AE #AE4E40 #40AE4E

tetradic

#4E40AE #AE4069 #A0AE40 #40AE85

square

#4E40AE #AE4069 #A0AE40 #40AE85

split-complementary

#4E40AE #AE8540 #69AE40

monochromatic

#261F55 #3A3081 #4E40AE #7165C6 #9A92D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#4E40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40AE

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40AE	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.168 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8975c7',
    500: '#4e40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40ae;
$custom-light: #8975c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.636,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45227,
    "c": 0.1681,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40AE

secondary

#BBC288

accent

#D652C5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40AE

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

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