#4642AD#4642AD

#4642AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.166 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4642AD
RGB	rgb(70, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(242, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.43, 33.58, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.43, 66.04, 300.56°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.026 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.166 279)
XYZ	xyz(12.0144, 8.2148, 40.4796)
Luminance	0.0822 (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

#4642AD #A9AD42

analogous

#4274AD #4642AD #7C42AD

triadic

#4642AD #AD4642 #42AD46

tetradic

#4642AD #AD4274 #A9AD42 #42AD7C

square

#4642AD #AD4274 #A9AD42 #42AD7C

split-complementary

#4642AD #AD7C42 #74AD42

monochromatic

#222054 #343181 #4642AD #6B67C5 #9693D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#4642AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4642AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4642AD

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4642AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4642AD	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4642ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.166 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477c6',
    500: '#4642ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4642ad;
$custom-light: #8477c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4642ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.243,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4485,
    "c": 0.16554,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.08216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4642AD

secondary

#BFC189

accent

#D453D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4642AD

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

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