#4742C5#4742C5

#4742C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.197 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742C5
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(242, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(242, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 41.65, -67.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 79.44, 301.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% 0.0252 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.197 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.6215, 9.2660, 53.8305)
Luminance	0.0927 (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

#4742C5 #C0C542

analogous

#427FC5 #4742C5 #8942C5

triadic

#4742C5 #C54742 #42C547

tetradic

#4742C5 #C5427F #C0C542 #42C589

square

#4742C5 #C5427F #C0C542 #42C589

split-complementary

#4742C5 #C58942 #7FC542

monochromatic

#24216C #332F9A #4742C5 #7571D3 #A2A0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#4742C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#4742C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742C5

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742C5	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.197 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977d8',
    500: '#4742c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742c5;
$custom-light: #8977d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.29,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46993,
    "c": 0.1967,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742C5

secondary

#CCCE95

accent

#DC4BD7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742C5

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

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