#4C42C2#4C42C2

#4C42C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.192 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42C2
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(245, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.61, 41.41, -65.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.61, 77.65, 302.23°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% 0.0319 -0.1892)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.192 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6632, 9.3269, 52.0560)
Luminance	0.0933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C42C2 #B8C242

analogous

#4278C2 #4C42C2 #8C42C2

triadic

#4C42C2 #C24C42 #42C24C

tetradic

#4C42C2 #C24278 #B8C242 #42C28C

square

#4C42C2 #C24278 #B8C242 #42C28C

split-complementary

#4C42C2 #C28C42 #78C242

monochromatic

#272268 #383196 #4C42C2 #7870D1 #A49FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#4C42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4C42C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42C2

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42C2	1.00	7.33	2.87	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.192 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d5',
    500: '#4c42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42c2;
$custom-light: #8b77d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.688,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47091,
    "c": 0.19187,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42C2

secondary

#C8CC94

accent

#DB4DD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42C2

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

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