#4542BE#4542BE

#4542BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.188 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542BE
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(241, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(241, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 39.06, -64.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 75.63, 301.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.0235 -0.1867)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.188 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6937, 8.8782, 49.6973)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542BE #BBBE42

analogous

#427DBE #4542BE #8342BE

triadic

#4542BE #BE4542 #42BE45

tetradic

#4542BE #BE427D #BBBE42 #42BE83

square

#4542BE #BE427D #BBBE42 #42BE83

split-complementary

#4542BE #BE8342 #7DBE42

monochromatic

#242263 #343291 #4542BE #7270CE #9F9DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4542BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4542BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542BE

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542BE	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.188 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8777d3',
    500: '#4542be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542be;
$custom-light: #8777d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.452,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46232,
    "c": 0.18818,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542BE

secondary

#C8CA92

accent

#D84FD5

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542BE

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

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