#4A42BF#4A42BF

#4A42BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.188 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42BF
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(244, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(244, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.20, 40.14, -64.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.20, 76.05, 301.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0296 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.188 279)
XYZ	xyz(14.1732, 9.1128, 50.2922)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.59

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42BF #B7BF42

analogous

#4278BF #4A42BF #8842BF

triadic

#4A42BF #BF4A42 #42BF4A

tetradic

#4A42BF #BF4278 #B7BF42 #42BF88

square

#4A42BF #BF4278 #B7BF42 #42BF88

split-complementary

#4A42BF #BF8842 #78BF42

monochromatic

#262265 #383292 #4A42BF #7670CE #A29DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#4A42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4A42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42BF

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42BF	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.188 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977d3',
    500: '#4a42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42bf;
$custom-light: #8977d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.84,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4668,
    "c": 0.18842,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.09114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42BF

secondary

#C7CA93

accent

#D94FD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42BF

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

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