#4C42D2#4C42D2

#4C42D2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.212 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42D2
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 210)
HSL	hsl(244, 62%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 46.52, -72.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 86.31, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.0298 -0.2098)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.212 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5578, 10.0847, 62.0343)
Luminance	0.1009 (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

#4C42D2 #C8D242

analogous

#4280D2 #4C42D2 #9442D2

triadic

#4C42D2 #D24C42 #42D24C

tetradic

#4C42D2 #D24280 #C8D242 #42D294

square

#4C42D2 #D24280 #C8D242 #42D294

split-complementary

#4C42D2 #D29442 #80D242

monochromatic

#241E7C #3229AD #4C42D2 #7B73DE #AAA5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#4C42D2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4C42D2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42D2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42D2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42D2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42d2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.212 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e78e1',
    500: '#4c42d2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42d2;
$custom-light: #8e78e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42d2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.167,
    "s": 61.538,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48519,
    "c": 0.21188,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42D2

secondary

#D2D799

accent

#E543D9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42D2

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

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