#4E40D2#4E40D2

#4E40D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.214 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40D2
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 210)
HSL	hsl(246, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 47.91, -73.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 87.43, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.37% 0.0337 -0.211)
OKLCH	oklch(48.37% 0.214 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6044, 9.9383, 62.0036)
Luminance	0.0994 (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

#4E40D2 #C4D240

analogous

#407BD2 #4E40D2 #9740D2

triadic

#4E40D2 #D24E40 #40D24E

tetradic

#4E40D2 #D2407B #C4D240 #40D297

square

#4E40D2 #D2407B #C4D240 #40D297

split-complementary

#4E40D2 #D29740 #7BD240

monochromatic

#261D7B #3529AC #4E40D2 #7C72DE #AAA3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#4E40D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4E40D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40D2

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40D2	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.214 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f77e1',
    500: '#4e40d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40d2;
$custom-light: #8f77e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.753,
    "s": 61.864,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48369,
    "c": 0.21365,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40D2

secondary

#D0D698

accent

#E543D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40D2

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

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