#4042C2#4042C2

#4042C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.194 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4042C2
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(239, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(239, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 39.70, -67.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 77.98, 300.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.017 -0.1937)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.194 275)
XYZ	xyz(13.7970, 8.8802, 52.0154)
Luminance	0.0888 (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

#4042C2 #C2C040

analogous

#4083C2 #4042C2 #7F40C2

triadic

#4042C2 #C24042 #42C240

tetradic

#4042C2 #C24083 #C2C040 #40C27F

square

#4042C2 #C24083 #C2C040 #40C27F

split-complementary

#4042C2 #C27F40 #83C240

monochromatic

#212267 #303195 #4042C2 #6E70D1 #9D9EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#4042C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4042C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4042C2

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4042C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4042C2	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4042c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.194 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8577d6',
    500: '#4042c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4042c2;
$custom-light: #8577d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4042c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.077,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46252,
    "c": 0.19449,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4042C2

secondary

#CCCB92

accent

#D94DDB

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4042C2

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

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