#4842D4#4842D4

#4842D4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.215 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842D4
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 212)
HSL	hsl(242, 63%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 68.9%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 46.64, -74.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 87.51, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.0245 -0.2138)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.215 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5005, 10.0262, 63.3403)
Luminance	0.1003 (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

#4842D4 #CED442

analogous

#4285D4 #4842D4 #9142D4

triadic

#4842D4 #D44842 #42D448

tetradic

#4842D4 #D44285 #CED442 #42D491

square

#4842D4 #D44285 #CED442 #42D491

split-complementary

#4842D4 #D49142 #85D442

monochromatic

#211D7F #2E28B1 #4842D4 #7874DF #A9A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#4842D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4842D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842D4

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842D4	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.215 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c78e2',
    500: '#4842d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842d4;
$custom-light: #8c78e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.466,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48425,
    "c": 0.2152,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842D4

secondary

#D5D89A

accent

#E642DF

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842D4

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

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