#4E42B8#4E42B8

#4E42B8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.179 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42B8
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 184)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 64.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.94, 38.54, -60.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.94, 72.07, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.39% 0.0355 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(46.39% 0.179 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7391, 8.9759, 46.3467)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.46

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42B8 #ACB842

analogous

#4271B8 #4E42B8 #8942B8

triadic

#4E42B8 #B84E42 #42B84E

tetradic

#4E42B8 #B84271 #ACB842 #42B889

square

#4E42B8 #B84271 #ACB842 #42B889

split-complementary

#4E42B8 #B88942 #71B842

monochromatic

#28225E #3B328B #4E42B8 #766DCB #A09ADB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#4E42B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E42B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42B8

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42B8	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#115F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.179 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77ce',
    500: '#4e42b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42b8;
$custom-light: #8a77ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.102,
    "s": 47.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46389,
    "c": 0.17866,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42B8

secondary

#C1C78F

accent

#D751C9

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42B8

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

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