#4A42BA#4A42BA

#4A42BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.182 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42BA
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.78, 38.52, -62.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.78, 73.28, 301.71°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.0301 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.182 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6324, 8.8965, 47.4437)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42BA #B2BA42

analogous

#4276BA #4A42BA #8642BA

triadic

#4A42BA #BA4A42 #42BA4A

tetradic

#4A42BA #BA4276 #B2BA42 #42BA86

square

#4A42BA #BA4276 #B2BA42 #42BA86

split-complementary

#4A42BA #BA8642 #76BA42

monochromatic

#262260 #38328D #4A42BA #746ECB #9F9BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#4A42BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4A42BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42BA

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42BA	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.182 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877d0',
    500: '#4a42ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42ba;
$custom-light: #8877d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46248,
    "c": 0.18196,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42BA

secondary

#C4C890

accent

#D751CE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42BA

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

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