#4A428D#4A428D
#4A428D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.120 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A428D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 66, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 36%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 53%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(47.5%, 53.2%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.42, 23.95, -40.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.42, 47.26, 300.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.71% 0.031 -0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.71% 0.12 285) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5786, 7.2749, 26.0936) |
| Luminance | 0.0727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 1.54
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.02
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.32
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.61
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.57
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A428D #858D42
analogous
#425F8D #4A428D #6F428D
triadic
#4A428D #8D4A42 #428D4A
tetradic
#4A428D #8D425F #858D42 #428D6F
square
#4A428D #8D425F #858D42 #428D6F
split-complementary
#4A428D #8D6F42 #5F8D42
monochromatic
#1E1B3A #342E63 #4A428D #645AB2 #8B84C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.55
#4A428D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#4A428D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A428D
8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A428D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A428D | 1.00 | 8.55 | 2.45 | 8.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1E4E90
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C4A8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#345261
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a428d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.120 285.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8176af',
500: '#4a428d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a428d; $custom-light: #8176af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a428d",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 66,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.4,
"s": 36.232,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42712,
"c": 0.12001,
"h": 285
},
"luminance": 0.07275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A428D
secondary
#AAB07B
accent
#CC5CC0
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B0810
muted
#7C7B7F