#4E42AB#4E42AB

#4E42AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.161 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AB
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(247, 44%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 61%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 61.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 34.39, -54.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 64.74, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.32% 0.0364 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(45.32% 0.161 283)
XYZ	xyz(12.4385, 8.4557, 39.4969)
Luminance	0.0846 (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

#4E42AB #9FAB42

analogous

#426BAB #4E42AB #8342AB

triadic

#4E42AB #AB4E42 #42AB4E

tetradic

#4E42AB #AB426B #9FAB42 #42AB83

square

#4E42AB #AB426B #9FAB42 #42AB83

split-complementary

#4E42AB #AB8342 #6BAB42

monochromatic

#262053 #3A317F #4E42AB #7166C4 #9A92D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#4E42AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4E42AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AB

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AB	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.161 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c5',
    500: '#4e42ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ab;
$custom-light: #8877c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.857,
    "s": 44.304,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45321,
    "c": 0.16149,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.08456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AB

secondary

#BAC088

accent

#D454C5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AB

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

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