#4A42B2#4A42B2

#4A42B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.171 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42B2
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(244, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(244, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.13, 35.92, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.13, 68.79, 301.47°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0308 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.171 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8056, 8.5658, 43.0894)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42B2 #AAB242

analogous

#4272B2 #4A42B2 #8242B2

triadic

#4A42B2 #B24A42 #42B24A

tetradic

#4A42B2 #B24272 #AAB242 #42B282

square

#4A42B2 #B24272 #AAB242 #42B282

split-complementary

#4A42B2 #B28242 #72B242

monochromatic

#252159 #373185 #4A42B2 #706AC8 #9B96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#4A42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4A42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42B2

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42B2	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#075E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.171 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8777ca',
    500: '#4a42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42b2;
$custom-light: #8777ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45572,
    "c": 0.17147,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42B2

secondary

#C0C48C

accent

#D652CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42B2

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

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