#42408A#42408A

#42408A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.120 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#42408A
RGB	rgb(66, 64, 138)
HSL	hsl(242, 37%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 53.6%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.02, 22.38, -41.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.02, 46.87, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% 0.0229 -0.1175)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.12 281)
XYZ	xyz(8.6662, 6.6595, 24.8686)
Luminance	0.0666 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#42408A #888A40

analogous

#40638A #42408A #67408A

triadic

#42408A #8A4240 #408A42

tetradic

#42408A #8A4063 #888A40 #408A67

square

#42408A #8A4063 #888A40 #408A67

split-complementary

#42408A #8A6740 #638A40

monochromatic

#1A1936 #2E2D60 #42408A #5956B1 #8280C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#42408A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#42408A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #42408A

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##42408A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##42408A	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A4C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#124688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26505E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #42408a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 64, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.120 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c74ad',
    500: '#42408a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #42408a;
$custom-light: #7c74ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#42408a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.622,
    "s": 36.634,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41425,
    "c": 0.11971,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.0666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#42408A

secondary

#ADAF77

accent

#CD5BCA

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF4

border

#C9C8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #42408A

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

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