#4642CE#4642CE

#4642CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.208 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4642CE
RGB	rgb(70, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 44.45, -71.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 84.36, 301.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.0229 -0.207)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.208 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6109, 9.6534, 59.4212)
Luminance	0.0965 (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

#4642CE #CACE42

analogous

#4284CE #4642CE #8C42CE

triadic

#4642CE #CE4642 #42CE46

tetradic

#4642CE #CE4284 #CACE42 #42CE8C

square

#4642CE #CE4284 #CACE42 #42CE8C

split-complementary

#4642CE #CE8C42 #84CE42

monochromatic

#211F77 #2F2BA7 #4642CE #7673DB #A5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#4642CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4642CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4642CE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4642CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4642CE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4642ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.208 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77de',
    500: '#4642ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4642ce;
$custom-light: #8a77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4642ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.714,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47738,
    "c": 0.20823,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4642CE

secondary

#D2D498

accent

#E246DE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4642CE

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

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