#4E42AC#4E42AC

#4E42AC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.163 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AC
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 172)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 61.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 34.71, -55.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 65.31, 302.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0364 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.163 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5342, 8.4940, 40.0008)
Luminance	0.0849 (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

#4E42AC #A0AC42

analogous

#426BAC #4E42AC #8342AC

triadic

#4E42AC #AC4E42 #42AC4E

tetradic

#4E42AC #AC426B #A0AC42 #42AC83

square

#4E42AC #AC426B #A0AC42 #42AC83

split-complementary

#4E42AC #AC8342 #6BAC42

monochromatic

#262054 #3A3180 #4E42AC #7167C5 #9A93D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#4E42AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#4E42AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AC

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AC	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.163 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c5',
    500: '#4e42ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ac;
$custom-light: #8877c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.792,
    "s": 44.538,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45402,
    "c": 0.16283,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08495
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AC

secondary

#BBC189

accent

#D454C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AC

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

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