#4E42B2#4E42B2

#4E42B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.171 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42B2
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 36.62, -58.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 68.71, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.036 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.171 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1235, 8.7297, 43.1043)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.47

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42B2 #A6B242

analogous

#426EB2 #4E42B2 #8642B2

triadic

#4E42B2 #B24E42 #42B24E

tetradic

#4E42B2 #B2426E #A6B242 #42B286

square

#4E42B2 #B2426E #A6B242 #42B286

split-complementary

#4E42B2 #B28642 #6EB242

monochromatic

#272159 #3A3185 #4E42B2 #746AC8 #9D96D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#4E42B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4E42B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42B2

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42B2	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5D74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.171 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977ca',
    500: '#4e42b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42b2;
$custom-light: #8977ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 45.902,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4589,
    "c": 0.1708,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42B2

secondary

#BEC48C

accent

#D652C7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42B2

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