#4C42C4#4C42C4

#4C42C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.194 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42C4
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(245, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.78, 42.05, -66.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.78, 78.75, 302.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.0316 -0.1918)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.194 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.8893, 9.4173, 53.2470)
Luminance	0.0942 (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

#4C42C4 #BAC442

analogous

#4279C4 #4C42C4 #8D42C4

triadic

#4C42C4 #C44C42 #42C44C

tetradic

#4C42C4 #C44279 #BAC442 #42C48D

square

#4C42C4 #C44279 #BAC442 #42C48D

split-complementary

#4C42C4 #C48D42 #79C442

monochromatic

#27216A #383099 #4C42C4 #7871D3 #A49FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#4C42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#4C42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42C4

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42C4	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.194 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d7',
    500: '#4c42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42c4;
$custom-light: #8b77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.615,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47266,
    "c": 0.19441,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42C4

secondary

#C9CE94

accent

#DC4CD1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42C4

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

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