#4D42C4#4D42C4

#4D42C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.194 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D42C4
RGB	rgb(77, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(245, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 42.20, -66.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 78.72, 302.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% 0.0329 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.194 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9694, 9.4586, 53.2507)
Luminance	0.0946 (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

#4D42C4 #B9C442

analogous

#4278C4 #4D42C4 #8E42C4

triadic

#4D42C4 #C44D42 #42C44D

tetradic

#4D42C4 #C44278 #B9C442 #42C48E

square

#4D42C4 #C44278 #B9C442 #42C48E

split-complementary

#4D42C4 #C48E42 #78C442

monochromatic

#27216A #393099 #4D42C4 #7971D3 #A59FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#4D42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4D42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D42C4

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D42C4	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.194 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77d7',
    500: '#4d42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d42c4;
$custom-light: #8c77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.077,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47342,
    "c": 0.19423,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D42C4

secondary

#C9CE94

accent

#DC4CD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D42C4

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

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