#4B42CD#4B42CD

#4B42CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.206 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B42CD
RGB	rgb(75, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(244, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 44.79, -70.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 83.66, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0292 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.206 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8658, 9.7988, 58.8010)
Luminance	0.0980 (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

#4B42CD #C4CD42

analogous

#427ECD #4B42CD #9042CD

triadic

#4B42CD #CD4B42 #42CD4B

tetradic

#4B42CD #CD427E #C4CD42 #42CD90

square

#4B42CD #CD427E #C4CD42 #42CD90

split-complementary

#4B42CD #CD9042 #7ECD42

monochromatic

#251F76 #342CA6 #4B42CD #7972DA #A7A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#4B42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4B42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B42CD

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B42CD	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	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: #4b42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.206 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c78dd',
    500: '#4b42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b42cd;
$custom-light: #8c78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.885,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47994,
    "c": 0.20591,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B42CD

secondary

#CFD397

accent

#E146D7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B42CD

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

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