#4A42C4#4A42C4

#4A42C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.195 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42C4
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(244, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(244, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.62, 41.76, -66.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.62, 78.80, 302.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.12% 0.0291 -0.1926)
OKLCH	oklch(47.12% 0.195 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.7329, 9.3367, 53.2396)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42C4 #BCC442

analogous

#427BC4 #4A42C4 #8B42C4

triadic

#4A42C4 #C44A42 #42C44A

tetradic

#4A42C4 #C4427B #BCC442 #42C48B

square

#4A42C4 #C4427B #BCC442 #42C48B

split-complementary

#4A42C4 #C48B42 #7BC442

monochromatic

#26216A #363099 #4A42C4 #7771D3 #A39FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#4A42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4A42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42C4

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42C4	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.195 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77d7',
    500: '#4a42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42c4;
$custom-light: #8a77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.692,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47118,
    "c": 0.1948,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42C4

secondary

#CACE94

accent

#DC4CD3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42C4

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

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