#4542B3#4542B3

#4542B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.174 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542B3
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 179)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.83, 35.41, -59.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.83, 69.47, 300.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.28% 0.0244 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(45.28% 0.174 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.5365, 8.4154, 43.6028)
Luminance	0.0842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542B3 #B0B342

analogous

#4277B3 #4542B3 #7D42B3

triadic

#4542B3 #B34542 #42B345

tetradic

#4542B3 #B34277 #B0B342 #42B37D

square

#4542B3 #B34277 #B0B342 #42B37D

split-complementary

#4542B3 #B37D42 #77B342

monochromatic

#23215A #343286 #4542B3 #6D6AC8 #9997D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#4542B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4542B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542B3

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542B3	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.174 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477cb',
    500: '#4542b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542b3;
$custom-light: #8477cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.593,
    "s": 46.122,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4528,
    "c": 0.17378,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542B3

secondary

#C3C48C

accent

#D652D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542B3

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →