#4A42DF#4A42DF

#4A42DF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.228 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42DF
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(243, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(243, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.03, 50.38, -78.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.03, 93.25, 302.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.59% 0.0252 -0.2267)
OKLCH	oklch(49.59% 0.228 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.0872, 10.6784, 70.9057)
Luminance	0.1068 (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

#4A42DF #D7DF42

analogous

#4289DF #4A42DF #9842DF

triadic

#4A42DF #DF4A42 #42DF4A

tetradic

#4A42DF #DF4289 #D7DF42 #42DF98

square

#4A42DF #DF4289 #D7DF42 #42DF98

split-complementary

#4A42DF #DF9842 #89DF42

monochromatic

#1E188E #2921C3 #4A42DF #7C76E8 #AEABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#4A42DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#4A42DF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42DF

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42DF	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.228 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f78ea',
    500: '#4a42df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42df;
$custom-light: #8f78ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.057,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49586,
    "c": 0.22808,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42DF

secondary

#DBDF9E

accent

#EE3AE5

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42DF

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

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