#4742CD#4742CD

#4742CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.207 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742CD
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(242, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 44.26, -71.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 83.79, 301.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0242 -0.2053)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.207 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5626, 9.6425, 58.7868)
Luminance	0.0964 (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

#4742CD #C8CD42

analogous

#4282CD #4742CD #8C42CD

triadic

#4742CD #CD4742 #42CD47

tetradic

#4742CD #CD4282 #C8CD42 #42CD8C

square

#4742CD #CD4282 #C8CD42 #42CD8C

split-complementary

#4742CD #CD8C42 #82CD42

monochromatic

#221F76 #302CA6 #4742CD #7672DA #A5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#4742CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4742CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742CD

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742CD	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.207 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77dd',
    500: '#4742cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742cd;
$custom-light: #8a77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.158,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47715,
    "c": 0.20676,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742CD

secondary

#D1D397

accent

#E146DC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742CD

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

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