#4C42CC#4C42CC

#4C42CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.204 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42CC
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(244, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, 44.61, -70.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 83.09, 302.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0306 -0.2022)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.204 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.8243, 9.7913, 58.1711)
Luminance	0.0979 (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

#4C42CC #C2CC42

analogous

#427DCC #4C42CC #9142CC

triadic

#4C42CC #CC4C42 #42CC4C

tetradic

#4C42CC #CC427D #C2CC42 #42CC91

square

#4C42CC #CC427D #C2CC42 #42CC91

split-complementary

#4C42CC #CC9142 #7DCC42

monochromatic

#261F74 #352CA4 #4C42CC #7A72D9 #A7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#4C42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4C42CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42CC

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42CC	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.204 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78dd',
    500: '#4c42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42cc;
$custom-light: #8d78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47977,
    "c": 0.20446,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42CC

secondary

#CED397

accent

#E147D6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42CC

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

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