#4742DD#4742DD

#4742DD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.226 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4742DD
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 221)
HSL	hsl(242, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(242, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 49.41, -77.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 92.31, 302.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.0219 -0.2253)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.226 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5936, 10.4549, 69.4834)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.58

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4742DD #D8DD42

analogous

#428BDD #4742DD #9442DD

triadic

#4742DD #DD4742 #42DD47

tetradic

#4742DD #DD428B #D8DD42 #42DD94

square

#4742DD #DD428B #D8DD42 #42DD94

split-complementary

#4742DD #DD9442 #8BDD42

monochromatic

#1D198C #2722BF #4742DD #7976E6 #ACAAF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#4742DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4742DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4742DD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4742DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4742DD	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4742dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.226 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e78e9',
    500: '#4742dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4742dd;
$custom-light: #8e78e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4742dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.935,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49201,
    "c": 0.22636,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4742DD

secondary

#DBDD9D

accent

#EC3BE7

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4742DD

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

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