#4842BF#4842BF

#4842BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.189 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842BF
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(243, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(243, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 39.84, -64.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 76.11, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0271 -0.1869)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.189 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0217, 9.0346, 50.2851)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4842BF #B9BF42

analogous

#427ABF #4842BF #8642BF

triadic

#4842BF #BF4842 #42BF48

tetradic

#4842BF #BF427A #B9BF42 #42BF86

square

#4842BF #BF427A #B9BF42 #42BF86

split-complementary

#4842BF #BF8642 #7ABF42

monochromatic

#252265 #363292 #4842BF #7470CE #A19DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#4842BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4842BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842BF

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842BF	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.189 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877d3',
    500: '#4842bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842bf;
$custom-light: #8877d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.88,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46533,
    "c": 0.18882,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842BF

secondary

#C8CA93

accent

#D94FD2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842BF

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

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