#4742D2#4742D2

#4742D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.213 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742D2
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.64, 45.88, -73.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.64, 86.47, 302.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.0235 -0.2117)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.213 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1758, 9.8878, 62.0164)
Luminance	0.0989 (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

#4742D2 #CDD242

analogous

#4285D2 #4742D2 #8F42D2

triadic

#4742D2 #D24742 #42D247

tetradic

#4742D2 #D24285 #CDD242 #42D28F

square

#4742D2 #D24285 #CDD242 #42D28F

split-complementary

#4742D2 #D28F42 #85D242

monochromatic

#211E7C #2E29AD #4742D2 #7773DE #A7A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#4742D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#4742D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742D2

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742D2	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.213 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77e1',
    500: '#4742d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742d2;
$custom-light: #8b77e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.083,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48173,
    "c": 0.21296,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742D2

secondary

#D4D799

accent

#E543DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742D2

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

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