#4542C5#4542C5

#4542C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.197 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542C5
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(241, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(241, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(65%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 41.38, -67.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 79.49, 301.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.0227 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.197 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4772, 9.1916, 53.8237)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542C5 #C2C542

analogous

#4281C5 #4542C5 #8742C5

triadic

#4542C5 #C54542 #42C545

tetradic

#4542C5 #C54281 #C2C542 #42C587

square

#4542C5 #C54281 #C2C542 #42C587

split-complementary

#4542C5 #C58742 #81C542

monochromatic

#23216C #322F9A #4542C5 #7371D3 #A1A0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#4542C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#4542C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542C5

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542C5	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.197 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877d8',
    500: '#4542c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542c5;
$custom-light: #8877d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.374,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46854,
    "c": 0.19714,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542C5

secondary

#CDCE95

accent

#DC4BD9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542C5

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

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