#4A42DB#4A42DB

#4A42DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.223 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42DB
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(243, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(243, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 49.12, -76.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 91.15, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.0259 -0.2218)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.223 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5543, 10.4652, 68.0990)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.30

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42DB #D3DB42

analogous

#4286DB #4A42DB #9642DB

triadic

#4A42DB #DB4A42 #42DB4A

tetradic

#4A42DB #DB4286 #D3DB42 #42DB96

square

#4A42DB #DB4286 #D3DB42 #42DB96

split-complementary

#4A42DB #DB9642 #86DB42

monochromatic

#201A89 #2C24BC #4A42DB #7B75E5 #ACA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#4A42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4A42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42DB

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42DB	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.223 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e78e7',
    500: '#4a42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42db;
$custom-light: #8e78e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.137,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49211,
    "c": 0.22327,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42DB

secondary

#D9DC9D

accent

#EB3DE2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42DB

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

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