#4842BC#4842BC

#4842BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.185 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842BC
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(243, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(243, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 38.86, -63.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 74.45, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.0274 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.185 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6949, 8.9039, 48.5642)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4842BC #B6BC42

analogous

#4279BC #4842BC #8542BC

triadic

#4842BC #BC4842 #42BC48

tetradic

#4842BC #BC4279 #B6BC42 #42BC85

square

#4842BC #BC4279 #B6BC42 #42BC85

split-complementary

#4842BC #BC8542 #79BC42

monochromatic

#252261 #37328F #4842BC #736FCC #9F9CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4842BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4842BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842BC

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842BC	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.185 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877d1',
    500: '#4842bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842bc;
$custom-light: #8877d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.951,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46272,
    "c": 0.18495,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842BC

secondary

#C6C991

accent

#D850D1

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842BC

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

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