#4C42CD#4C42CD

#4C42CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.206 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42CD
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(244, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(244, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 44.93, -70.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 83.63, 302.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0305 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.206 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9446, 9.8394, 58.8047)
Luminance	0.0984 (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

#4C42CD #C3CD42

analogous

#427DCD #4C42CD #9242CD

triadic

#4C42CD #CD4C42 #42CD4C

tetradic

#4C42CD #CD427D #C3CD42 #42CD92

square

#4C42CD #CD427D #C3CD42 #42CD92

split-complementary

#4C42CD #CD9242 #7DCD42

monochromatic

#251F76 #352CA6 #4C42CD #7A72DA #A8A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4C42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4C42CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42CD

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42CD	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.206 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78dd',
    500: '#4c42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42cd;
$custom-light: #8d78dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.317,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48066,
    "c": 0.20571,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42CD

secondary

#CFD397

accent

#E146D6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42CD

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

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