#4E42A9#4E42A9

#4E42A9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.159 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42A9
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 169)
HSL	hsl(247, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 61%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 60.9%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 33.76, -53.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 63.60, 302.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.16% 0.0365 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(45.16% 0.159 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2494, 8.3800, 38.5005)
Luminance	0.0838 (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

#4E42A9 #9DA942

analogous

#4269A9 #4E42A9 #8142A9

triadic

#4E42A9 #A94E42 #42A94E

tetradic

#4E42A9 #A94269 #9DA942 #42A981

square

#4E42A9 #A94269 #9DA942 #42A981

split-complementary

#4E42A9 #A98142 #69A942

monochromatic

#252051 #3A317D #4E42A9 #7065C3 #9991D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#4E42A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4E42A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42A9

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42A9	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.159 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c3',
    500: '#4e42a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42a9;
$custom-light: #8877c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.99,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45162,
    "c": 0.1588,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42A9

secondary

#B9C087

accent

#D454C5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42A9

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

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