#4842BB#4842BB

#4842BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.184 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842BB
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(243, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(243, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 38.53, -63.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 73.89, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0275 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.184 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5875, 8.8610, 47.9984)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4842BB #B5BB42

analogous

#4279BB #4842BB #8442BB

triadic

#4842BB #BB4842 #42BB48

tetradic

#4842BB #BB4279 #B5BB42 #42BB84

square

#4842BB #BB4279 #B5BB42 #42BB84

split-complementary

#4842BB #BB8442 #79BB42

monochromatic

#252261 #37328E #4842BB #736ECC #9F9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4842BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4842BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842BB

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842BB	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.184 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8777d0',
    500: '#4842bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842bb;
$custom-light: #8777d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.975,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46185,
    "c": 0.18366,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842BB

secondary

#C5C891

accent

#D750D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842BB

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

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