#4E42AD#4E42AD

#4E42AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.164 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AD
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 35.03, -55.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 65.88, 302.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.0363 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.164 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6306, 8.5325, 40.5084)
Luminance	0.0853 (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

#4E42AD #A1AD42

analogous

#426CAD #4E42AD #8442AD

triadic

#4E42AD #AD4E42 #42AD4E

tetradic

#4E42AD #AD426C #A1AD42 #42AD84

square

#4E42AD #AD426C #A1AD42 #42AD84

split-complementary

#4E42AD #AD8442 #6CAD42

monochromatic

#262054 #3A3181 #4E42AD #7267C5 #9B93D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#4E42AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4E42AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AD

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AD	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.164 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c6',
    500: '#4e42ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ad;
$custom-light: #8877c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.729,
    "s": 44.77,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45482,
    "c": 0.16417,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AD

secondary

#BBC189

accent

#D453C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AD

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

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