#4D42CE#4D42CE

#4D42CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.207 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D42CE
RGB	rgb(77, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(245, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 45.38, -70.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 84.14, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0316 -0.2043)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.207 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1458, 9.9292, 59.4462)
Luminance	0.0993 (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

#4D42CE #C3CE42

analogous

#427DCE #4D42CE #9342CE

triadic

#4D42CE #CE4D42 #42CE4D

tetradic

#4D42CE #CE427D #C3CE42 #42CE93

square

#4D42CE #CE427D #C3CE42 #42CE93

split-complementary

#4D42CE #CE9342 #7DCE42

monochromatic

#261F77 #352BA7 #4D42CE #7B73DB #A9A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#4D42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4D42CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D42CE

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D42CE	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.207 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78de',
    500: '#4d42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d42ce;
$custom-light: #8d78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.714,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48229,
    "c": 0.20675,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D42CE

secondary

#CFD498

accent

#E246D6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D42CE

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

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