#4A42BC#4A42BC

#4A42BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.185 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42BC
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 188)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 64.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.95, 39.17, -63.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.95, 74.39, 301.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% 0.0299 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.185 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8465, 8.9821, 48.5713)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42BC #B4BC42

analogous

#4277BC #4A42BC #8742BC

triadic

#4A42BC #BC4A42 #42BC4A

tetradic

#4A42BC #BC4277 #B4BC42 #42BC87

square

#4A42BC #BC4277 #B4BC42 #42BC87

split-complementary

#4A42BC #BC8742 #77BC42

monochromatic

#262261 #38328F #4A42BC #756FCC #A09CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#4A42BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4A42BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42BC

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42BC	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.185 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977d1',
    500: '#4a42bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42bc;
$custom-light: #8977d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.934,
    "s": 48.031,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4642,
    "c": 0.18455,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42BC

secondary

#C5C991

accent

#D850CF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42BC

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

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