#4E40BD#4E40BD

#4E40BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.188 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40BD
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 41.31, -63.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 76.08, 302.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% 0.0368 -0.1839)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.188 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1577, 8.9597, 49.1176)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E40BD #AFBD40

analogous

#4071BD #4E40BD #8D40BD

triadic

#4E40BD #BD4E40 #40BD4E

tetradic

#4E40BD #BD4071 #AFBD40 #40BD8D

square

#4E40BD #BD4071 #AFBD40 #40BD8D

split-complementary

#4E40BD #BD8D40 #71BD40

monochromatic

#282162 #3B318F #4E40BD #786DCD #A29ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40BD

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40BD	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026079

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.188 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b76d2',
    500: '#4e40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40bd;
$custom-light: #8b76d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.72,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46495,
    "c": 0.18753,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40BD

secondary

#C3C990

accent

#D94FC9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40BD

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