#4542AA#4542AA

#4542AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.162 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542AA
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(242, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.11, 32.40, -55.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.11, 64.34, 300.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.53% 0.0249 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(44.53% 0.162 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6559, 8.0631, 38.9645)
Luminance	0.0806 (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

#4542AA #A7AA42

analogous

#4273AA #4542AA #7942AA

triadic

#4542AA #AA4542 #42AA45

tetradic

#4542AA #AA4273 #A7AA42 #42AA79

square

#4542AA #AA4273 #A7AA42 #42AA79

split-complementary

#4542AA #AA7942 #73AA42

monochromatic

#212052 #33317E #4542AA #6866C3 #9492D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#4542AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4542AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542AA

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542AA	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.162 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376c4',
    500: '#4542aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542aa;
$custom-light: #8376c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.731,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44527,
    "c": 0.16168,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542AA

secondary

#BEC088

accent

#D454D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542AA

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

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