#4542CC#4542CC

#4542CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.206 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542CC
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(241, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(241, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 43.67, -70.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 83.31, 301.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.0219 -0.2048)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.206 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2980, 9.5199, 58.1464)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4542CC #C9CC42

analogous

#4284CC #4542CC #8A42CC

triadic

#4542CC #CC4542 #42CC45

tetradic

#4542CC #CC4284 #C9CC42 #42CC8A

square

#4542CC #CC4284 #C9CC42 #42CC8A

split-complementary

#4542CC #CC8A42 #84CC42

monochromatic

#211F74 #2F2CA4 #4542CC #7472D9 #A4A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#4542CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4542CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542CC

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542CC	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.206 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977dd',
    500: '#4542cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542cc;
$custom-light: #8977dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.304,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47489,
    "c": 0.20597,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542CC

secondary

#D1D397

accent

#E147DD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542CC

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

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