#4942DB#4942DB

#4942DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.223 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4942DB
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(243, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(243, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 49.00, -76.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 91.19, 302.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0246 -0.2221)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.223 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.4779, 10.4258, 68.0954)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.35

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4942DB #D4DB42

analogous

#4287DB #4942DB #9542DB

triadic

#4942DB #DB4942 #42DB49

tetradic

#4942DB #DB4287 #D4DB42 #42DB95

square

#4942DB #DB4287 #D4DB42 #42DB95

split-complementary

#4942DB #DB9542 #87DB42

monochromatic

#1F1A89 #2B24BC #4942DB #7B75E5 #ACA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4942DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4942DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4942DB

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4942DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4942DB	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4942db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.223 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e78e7',
    500: '#4942db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4942db;
$custom-light: #8e78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4942db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.745,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49144,
    "c": 0.22349,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4942DB

secondary

#D9DC9D

accent

#EB3DE3

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4942DB

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

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