#4C42D7#4C42D7

#4C42D7 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.218 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C42D7
RGB	rgb(76, 66, 215)
HSL	hsl(244, 65%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 69.3%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 48.10, -74.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 88.97, 302.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.029 -0.2161)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.218 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.1905, 10.3378, 65.3663)
Luminance	0.1034 (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

#4C42D7 #CDD742

analogous

#4282D7 #4C42D7 #9742D7

triadic

#4C42D7 #D74C42 #42D74C

tetradic

#4C42D7 #D74282 #CDD742 #42D797

square

#4C42D7 #D74282 #CDD742 #42D797

split-complementary

#4C42D7 #D79742 #82D742

monochromatic

#231C83 #3026B5 #4C42D7 #7C75E2 #ACA7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4C42D7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4C42D7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C42D7

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C42D7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C42D7	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c42d7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 66, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.218 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f78e5',
    500: '#4c42d7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c42d7;
$custom-light: #8f78e5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c42d7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.027,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48977,
    "c": 0.218,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C42D7

secondary

#D5DA9B

accent

#E840DD

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C42D7

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

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