#4742CE#4742CE

#4742CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.208 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742CE
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 44.58, -71.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 84.33, 301.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.0241 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.208 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6837, 9.6909, 59.4246)
Luminance	0.0969 (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

#4742CE #C9CE42

analogous

#4283CE #4742CE #8D42CE

triadic

#4742CE #CE4742 #42CE47

tetradic

#4742CE #CE4283 #C9CE42 #42CE8D

square

#4742CE #CE4283 #C9CE42 #42CE8D

split-complementary

#4742CE #CE8D42 #83CE42

monochromatic

#221F77 #302BA7 #4742CE #7673DB #A6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#4742CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4742CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742CE

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742CE	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.208 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77de',
    500: '#4742ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742ce;
$custom-light: #8b77de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47806,
    "c": 0.20801,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742CE

secondary

#D2D498

accent

#E246DC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742CE

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

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