#4E40C0#4E40C0

#4E40C0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.191 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40C0
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 42.26, -65.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 77.73, 302.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% 0.0364 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.191 281)
XYZ	xyz(14.4867, 9.0913, 50.8504)
Luminance	0.0909 (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

#4E40C0 #B2C040

analogous

#4072C0 #4E40C0 #8E40C0

triadic

#4E40C0 #C04E40 #40C04E

tetradic

#4E40C0 #C04072 #B2C040 #40C08E

square

#4E40C0 #C04072 #B2C040 #40C08E

split-complementary

#4E40C0 #C08E40 #72C040

monochromatic

#292164 #3B3092 #4E40C0 #796ECF #A39CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E40C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E40C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40C0

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40C0	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.191 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c76d4',
    500: '#4e40c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40c0;
$custom-light: #8c76d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.563,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46756,
    "c": 0.19133,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.09092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40C0

secondary

#C4CB91

accent

#DA4ECB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40C0

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

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