#4E42BA#4E42BA

#4E42BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.181 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42BA
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 186)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 64.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.10, 39.18, -61.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.10, 73.18, 302.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.0353 -0.1778)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.181 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9503, 9.0604, 47.4586)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42BA #AEBA42

analogous

#4272BA #4E42BA #8A42BA

triadic

#4E42BA #BA4E42 #42BA4E

tetradic

#4E42BA #BA4272 #AEBA42 #42BA8A

square

#4E42BA #BA4272 #AEBA42 #42BA8A

split-complementary

#4E42BA #BA8A42 #72BA42

monochromatic

#282260 #3B328D #4E42BA #776ECB #A19BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#4E42BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E42BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42BA

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42BA	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C6078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.181 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a77d0',
    500: '#4e42ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ba;
$custom-light: #8a77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46558,
    "c": 0.18125,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42BA

secondary

#C2C890

accent

#D751CA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42BA

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

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