#4842D5#4842D5

#4842D5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.216 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4842D5
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 213)
HSL	hsl(242, 64%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 69%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 46.97, -74.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 88.04, 302.24°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0243 -0.215)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.216 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6270, 10.0768, 64.0067)
Luminance	0.1008 (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

#4842D5 #CFD542

analogous

#4286D5 #4842D5 #9242D5

triadic

#4842D5 #D54842 #42D548

tetradic

#4842D5 #D54286 #CFD542 #42D592

square

#4842D5 #D54286 #CFD542 #42D592

split-complementary

#4842D5 #D59242 #86D542

monochromatic

#211C80 #2D28B2 #4842D5 #7874E0 #A9A6EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#4842D5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4842D5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4842D5

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4842D5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4842D5	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4842d5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.216 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c78e3',
    500: '#4842d5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4842d5;
$custom-light: #8c78e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4842d5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.449,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48518,
    "c": 0.21642,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4842D5

secondary

#D6D89A

accent

#E741E0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4842D5

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

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