#4E42AA#4E42AA

#4E42AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.160 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AA
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(247, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.84, 34.07, -54.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.84, 64.17, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.0365 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.16 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3436, 8.4177, 38.9968)
Luminance	0.0842 (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

#4E42AA #9EAA42

analogous

#426AAA #4E42AA #8242AA

triadic

#4E42AA #AA4E42 #42AA4E

tetradic

#4E42AA #AA426A #9EAA42 #42AA82

square

#4E42AA #AA426A #9EAA42 #42AA82

split-complementary

#4E42AA #AA8242 #6AAA42

monochromatic

#262052 #3A317E #4E42AA #7166C3 #9A92D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#4E42AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4E42AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AA

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AA	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.160 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c4',
    500: '#4e42aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42aa;
$custom-light: #8877c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.923,
    "s": 44.068,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45241,
    "c": 0.16015,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AA

secondary

#BAC088

accent

#D454C5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AA

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

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