#4E40BA#4E40BA

#4E40BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.184 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40BA
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.66, 40.36, -62.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.66, 74.43, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.0371 -0.1799)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.184 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8354, 8.8307, 47.4203)
Luminance	0.0883 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E40BA #ACBA40

analogous

#406FBA #4E40BA #8B40BA

triadic

#4E40BA #BA4E40 #40BA4E

tetradic

#4E40BA #BA406F #ACBA40 #40BA8B

square

#4E40BA #BA406F #ACBA40 #40BA8B

split-complementary

#4E40BA #BA8B40 #6FBA40

monochromatic

#28215F #3B308C #4E40BA #766BCC #A099DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.59

#4E40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4E40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40BA

7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40BA	1.00	7.59	2.77	7.59
#FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D5F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.184 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a76d0',
    500: '#4e40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40ba;
$custom-light: #8a76d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.885,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46236,
    "c": 0.1837,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40BA

secondary

#C1C88E

accent

#D84FC9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40BA

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