#4B42CA#4B42CA

#4B42CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.202 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B42CA
RGB	rgb(75, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(244, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 43.83, -69.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 82.04, 302.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.0296 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.202 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5071, 9.6553, 56.9121)
Luminance	0.0966 (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

#4B42CA #C1CA42

analogous

#427DCA #4B42CA #8F42CA

triadic

#4B42CA #CA4B42 #42CA4B

tetradic

#4B42CA #CA427D #C1CA42 #42CA8F

square

#4B42CA #CA427D #C1CA42 #42CA8F

split-complementary

#4B42CA #CA8F42 #7DCA42

monochromatic

#252072 #352DA2 #4B42CA #7972D7 #A6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#4B42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4B42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B42CA

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B42CA	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.202 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77db',
    500: '#4b42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b42ca;
$custom-light: #8c77db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.971,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47725,
    "c": 0.20217,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B42CA

secondary

#CED196

accent

#DF48D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B42CA

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

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