#4A42E5#4A42E5

#4A42E5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.235 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A42E5
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 229)
HSL	hsl(243, 76%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(243, 71%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 71.2%, 0%, 10.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.59, 52.27, -80.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.59, 96.37, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.0242 -0.234)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.235 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.9105, 11.0077, 75.2417)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 4.41

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A42E5 #DDE542

analogous

#428BE5 #4A42E5 #9C42E5

triadic

#4A42E5 #E54A42 #42E54A

tetradic

#4A42E5 #E5428B #DDE542 #42E59C

square

#4A42E5 #E5428B #DDE542 #42E59C

split-complementary

#4A42E5 #E59C42 #8BE542

monochromatic

#1B1598 #251CCE #4A42E5 #7E78EC #B1AEF4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#4A42E5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#4A42E5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A42E5

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A42E5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A42E5	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064EA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056E2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a42e5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 229);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.235 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9078ef',
    500: '#4a42e5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a42e5;
$custom-light: #9078ef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a42e5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 229
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.945,
    "s": 75.814,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50155,
    "c": 0.23523,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A42E5

secondary

#DFE2A1

accent

#F235E9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0917

muted

#7E7B85

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A42E5

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

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