#4642DB#4642DB

#4642DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.224 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4642DB
RGB	rgb(70, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(242, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 48.66, -77.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 91.29, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.95% 0.021 -0.2232)
OKLCH	oklch(48.95% 0.224 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.2560, 10.3114, 68.0850)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.50

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4642DB #D7DB42

analogous

#428ADB #4642DB #9342DB

triadic

#4642DB #DB4642 #42DB46

tetradic

#4642DB #DB428A #D7DB42 #42DB93

square

#4642DB #DB428A #D7DB42 #42DB93

split-complementary

#4642DB #DB9342 #8ADB42

monochromatic

#1D1A89 #2824BC #4642DB #7875E5 #ABA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#4642DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4642DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4642DB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4642DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4642DB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4642db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.224 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78e7',
    500: '#4642db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4642db;
$custom-light: #8d78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4642db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.569,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48948,
    "c": 0.22418,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4642DB

secondary

#DADC9D

accent

#EB3DE6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4642DB

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

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