#4542B2#4542B2

#4542B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.172 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542B2
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 35.07, -59.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 68.91, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.2% 0.0244 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(45.2% 0.172 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4358, 8.3751, 43.0721)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542B2 #AFB242

analogous

#4277B2 #4542B2 #7D42B2

triadic

#4542B2 #B24542 #42B245

tetradic

#4542B2 #B24277 #AFB242 #42B27D

square

#4542B2 #B24277 #AFB242 #42B27D

split-complementary

#4542B2 #B27D42 #77B242

monochromatic

#222159 #343185 #4542B2 #6C6AC8 #9896D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#4542B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4542B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542B2

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542B2	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.172 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477ca',
    500: '#4542b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542b2;
$custom-light: #8477ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.607,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45195,
    "c": 0.17245,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542B2

secondary

#C2C48C

accent

#D652D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542B2

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

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