#4742D3#4742D3

#4742D3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.214 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742D3
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 211)
HSL	hsl(242, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.4%, 68.7%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 46.20, -73.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 87.01, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.27% 0.0234 -0.2129)
OKLCH	oklch(48.27% 0.214 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3008, 9.9377, 62.6745)
Luminance	0.0994 (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

#4742D3 #CED342

analogous

#4286D3 #4742D3 #9042D3

triadic

#4742D3 #D34742 #42D347

tetradic

#4742D3 #D34286 #CED342 #42D390

square

#4742D3 #D34286 #CED342 #42D390

split-complementary

#4742D3 #D39042 #86D342

monochromatic

#211D7D #2D29AF #4742D3 #7774DF #A8A5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#4742D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4742D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742D3

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742D3	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.214 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c78e2',
    500: '#4742d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742d3;
$custom-light: #8c78e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.069,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48266,
    "c": 0.21419,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742D3

secondary

#D5D79A

accent

#E542E0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742D3

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

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