#4742D5#4742D5

#4742D5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.217 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742D5
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 46.84, -74.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 88.08, 302.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% 0.0231 -0.2154)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.217 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5531, 10.0387, 64.0032)
Luminance	0.1004 (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

#4742D5 #D0D542

analogous

#4286D5 #4742D5 #9142D5

triadic

#4742D5 #D54742 #42D547

tetradic

#4742D5 #D54286 #D0D542 #42D591

square

#4742D5 #D54286 #D0D542 #42D591

split-complementary

#4742D5 #D59142 #86D542

monochromatic

#201C80 #2C28B2 #4742D5 #7874E0 #A8A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#4742D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4742D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742D5

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742D5	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.217 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c78e3',
    500: '#4742d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742d5;
$custom-light: #8c78e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.041,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48451,
    "c": 0.21665,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742D5

secondary

#D6D89A

accent

#E741E1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742D5

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

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