#4542C4#4542C4

#4542C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.196 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542C4
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(241, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(241, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 41.05, -67.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 78.95, 301.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.76% 0.0228 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(46.76% 0.196 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3630, 9.1460, 53.2223)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542C4 #C1C442

analogous

#4280C4 #4542C4 #8642C4

triadic

#4542C4 #C44542 #42C445

tetradic

#4542C4 #C44280 #C1C442 #42C486

square

#4542C4 #C44280 #C1C442 #42C486

split-complementary

#4542C4 #C48642 #80C442

monochromatic

#23216A #323099 #4542C4 #7371D3 #A19FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#4542C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#4542C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542C4

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542C4	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.196 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877d7',
    500: '#4542c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542c4;
$custom-light: #8877d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.385,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46764,
    "c": 0.19588,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542C4

secondary

#CCCE94

accent

#DC4CD9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542C4

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

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