#4A42CD#4A42CD

#4A42CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.206 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42CD
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(243, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 44.65, -70.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 83.69, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.0279 -0.2042)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.206 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7881, 9.7588, 58.7974)
Luminance	0.0976 (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

#4A42CD #C5CD42

analogous

#427FCD #4A42CD #8F42CD

triadic

#4A42CD #CD4A42 #42CD4A

tetradic

#4A42CD #CD427F #C5CD42 #42CD8F

square

#4A42CD #CD427F #C5CD42 #42CD8F

split-complementary

#4A42CD #CD8F42 #7FCD42

monochromatic

#241F76 #332CA6 #4A42CD #7872DA #A7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#4A42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4A42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42CD

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42CD	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.206 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77dd',
    500: '#4a42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42cd;
$custom-light: #8c77dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.453,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47923,
    "c": 0.20611,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42CD

secondary

#D0D397

accent

#E146D8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42CD

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

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