#4E42B4#4E42B4

#4E42B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.173 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42B4
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 180)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 63.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.62, 37.26, -59.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.62, 69.83, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.0358 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.173 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3258, 8.8106, 44.1696)
Luminance	0.0881 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42B4 #A8B442

analogous

#426FB4 #4E42B4 #8742B4

triadic

#4E42B4 #B44E42 #42B44E

tetradic

#4E42B4 #B4426F #A8B442 #42B487

square

#4E42B4 #B4426F #A8B442 #42B487

split-complementary

#4E42B4 #B48742 #6FB442

monochromatic

#27215A #3B3287 #4E42B4 #756BC9 #9E97D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#4E42B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#4E42B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42B4

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42B4	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195E75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.173 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8977cb',
    500: '#4e42b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42b4;
$custom-light: #8977cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 46.341,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46055,
    "c": 0.17343,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42B4

secondary

#BFC58D

accent

#D652C8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42B4

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

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