#4742DC#4742DC

#4742DC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.225 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742DC
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 220)
HSL	hsl(242, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 70%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 49.09, -77.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 91.78, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.0221 -0.2241)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.225 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.4608, 10.4017, 68.7838)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4742DC #D7DC42

analogous

#428ADC #4742DC #9442DC

triadic

#4742DC #DC4742 #42DC47

tetradic

#4742DC #DC428A #D7DC42 #42DC94

square

#4742DC #DC428A #D7DC42 #42DC94

split-complementary

#4742DC #DC9442 #8ADC42

monochromatic

#1D1A8A #2823BE #4742DC #7976E6 #ACA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#4742DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4742DC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742DC

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742DC	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.225 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78e8',
    500: '#4742dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742dc;
$custom-light: #8d78e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.948,
    "s": 68.75,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49107,
    "c": 0.22515,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742DC

secondary

#DBDD9D

accent

#EC3CE6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742DC

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

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