#4842CD#4842CD

#4842CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.207 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842CD
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(243, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.26, 44.39, -71.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.26, 83.76, 302.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.0254 -0.205)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.207 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6366, 9.6806, 58.7903)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4842CD #C7CD42

analogous

#4281CD #4842CD #8D42CD

triadic

#4842CD #CD4842 #42CD48

tetradic

#4842CD #CD4281 #C7CD42 #42CD8D

square

#4842CD #CD4281 #C7CD42 #42CD8D

split-complementary

#4842CD #CD8D42 #81CD42

monochromatic

#231F76 #312CA6 #4842CD #7772DA #A6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#4842CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4842CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842CD

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842CD	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.207 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77dd',
    500: '#4842cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842cd;
$custom-light: #8b77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.59,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47783,
    "c": 0.20654,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842CD

secondary

#D1D397

accent

#E146DB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842CD

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

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