#4A42BD#4A42BD

#4A42BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.186 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42BD
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(244, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 39.49, -63.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 74.95, 301.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% 0.0298 -0.1834)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.186 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9546, 9.0254, 49.1410)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42BD #B5BD42

analogous

#4278BD #4A42BD #8742BD

triadic

#4A42BD #BD4A42 #42BD4A

tetradic

#4A42BD #BD4278 #B5BD42 #42BD87

square

#4A42BD #BD4278 #B5BD42 #42BD87

split-complementary

#4A42BD #BD8742 #78BD42

monochromatic

#262262 #383290 #4A42BD #756FCD #A19DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#4A42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4A42BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42BD

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42BD	1.00	7.49	2.81	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.186 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977d2',
    500: '#4a42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42bd;
$custom-light: #8977d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.902,
    "s": 48.235,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46507,
    "c": 0.18585,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42BD

secondary

#C5C992

accent

#D850CF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42BD

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

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