#4E42AF#4E42AF

#4E42AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.167 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42AF
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 62.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.22, 35.67, -56.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.22, 67.01, 302.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.0362 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.167 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8256, 8.6105, 41.5353)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.91

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42AF #A3AF42

analogous

#426CAF #4E42AF #8542AF

triadic

#4E42AF #AF4E42 #42AF4E

tetradic

#4E42AF #AF426C #A3AF42 #42AF85

square

#4E42AF #AF426C #A3AF42 #42AF85

split-complementary

#4E42AF #AF8542 #6CAF42

monochromatic

#262056 #3A3183 #4E42AF #7268C6 #9C95D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#4E42AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4E42AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42AF

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42AF	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.167 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977c8',
    500: '#4e42af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42af;
$custom-light: #8977c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.606,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45645,
    "c": 0.16683,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42AF

secondary

#BCC28A

accent

#D553C7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42AF

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

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