#4D42DB#4D42DB

#4D42DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.223 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D42DB
RGB	rgb(77, 66, 219)
HSL	hsl(244, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(244, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 69.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 49.48, -76.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 91.05, 302.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0296 -0.2206)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.223 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7908, 10.5872, 68.1101)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D42DB #D0DB42

analogous

#4283DB #4D42DB #9942DB

triadic

#4D42DB #DB4D42 #42DB4D

tetradic

#4D42DB #DB4283 #D0DB42 #42DB99

square

#4D42DB #DB4283 #D0DB42 #42DB99

split-complementary

#4D42DB #DB9942 #83DB42

monochromatic

#221A89 #2F24BC #4D42DB #7D75E5 #AEA9EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#4D42DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#4D42DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D42DB

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D42DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D42DB	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d42db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 66, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.223 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9078e7',
    500: '#4d42db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d42db;
$custom-light: #9078e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d42db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.314,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49417,
    "c": 0.22263,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D42DB

secondary

#D8DC9D

accent

#EB3DDE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D42DB

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

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