#4542CE#4542CE

#4542CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.208 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4542CE
RGB	rgb(69, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(241, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(241, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 44.33, -71.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 84.39, 301.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0216 -0.2073)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.208 276)
XYZ	xyz(15.5394, 9.6165, 59.4178)
Luminance	0.0962 (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

#4542CE #CBCE42

analogous

#4285CE #4542CE #8B42CE

triadic

#4542CE #CE4542 #42CE45

tetradic

#4542CE #CE4285 #CBCE42 #42CE8B

square

#4542CE #CE4285 #CBCE42 #42CE8B

split-complementary

#4542CE #CE8B42 #85CE42

monochromatic

#211F77 #2E2BA7 #4542CE #7573DB #A5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#4542CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4542CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4542CE

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4542CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4542CE	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4542ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.208 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77de',
    500: '#4542ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4542ce;
$custom-light: #8a77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4542ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.286,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47672,
    "c": 0.20846,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.09618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4542CE

secondary

#D3D498

accent

#E246DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4542CE

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

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