#4E42AE#4E42AE

#4E42AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.166 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AE
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 62.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 35.35, -56.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 66.45, 302.14°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.0363 -0.1615)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.166 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7277, 8.5714, 41.0200)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42AE #A2AE42

analogous

#426CAE #4E42AE #8442AE

triadic

#4E42AE #AE4E42 #42AE4E

tetradic

#4E42AE #AE426C #A2AE42 #42AE84

square

#4E42AE #AE426C #A2AE42 #42AE84

split-complementary

#4E42AE #AE8442 #6CAE42

monochromatic

#262055 #3A3182 #4E42AE #7268C6 #9B94D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#4E42AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4E42AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AE

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AE	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.166 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8877c7',
    500: '#4e42ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ae;
$custom-light: #8877c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.667,
    "s": 45,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45563,
    "c": 0.1655,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AE

secondary

#BCC28A

accent

#D553C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AE

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

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