#4E40DA#4E40DA

#4E40DA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.223 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E40DA
RGB	rgb(78, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(245, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(245, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 50.40, -76.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 91.64, 303.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.0324 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.223 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6261, 10.3470, 67.3844)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.70

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E40DA #CCDA40

analogous

#407FDA #4E40DA #9B40DA

triadic

#4E40DA #DA4E40 #40DA4E

tetradic

#4E40DA #DA407F #CCDA40 #40DA9B

square

#4E40DA #DA407F #CCDA40 #40DA9B

split-complementary

#4E40DA #DA9B40 #7FDA40

monochromatic

#241A86 #3124B9 #4E40DA #7E73E4 #ADA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#4E40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E40DA

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E40DA	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.223 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9077e7',
    500: '#4e40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e40da;
$custom-light: #9077e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49109,
    "c": 0.2233,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E40DA

secondary

#D5DB9B

accent

#EA3DDB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E40DA

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

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