#4E42BB#4E42BB

#4E42BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.183 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42BB
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 187)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 64.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 39.49, -62.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 73.74, 302.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.0352 -0.1791)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.183 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0569, 9.1030, 48.0204)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42BB #AFBB42

analogous

#4273BB #4E42BB #8A42BB

triadic

#4E42BB #BB4E42 #42BB4E

tetradic

#4E42BB #BB4273 #AFBB42 #42BB8A

square

#4E42BB #BB4273 #AFBB42 #42BB8A

split-complementary

#4E42BB #BB8A42 #73BB42

monochromatic

#282261 #3B328E #4E42BB #786ECC #A29CDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#4E42BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E42BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42BB

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42BB	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.183 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d0',
    500: '#4e42bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42bb;
$custom-light: #8b77d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.95,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46643,
    "c": 0.18255,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42BB

secondary

#C3C891

accent

#D750CA

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42BB

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

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