#4E42BE#4E42BE

#4E42BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.186 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42BE
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 65.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 40.45, -63.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 75.40, 302.44°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0349 -0.1831)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.186 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3814, 9.2328, 49.7295)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.29

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42BE #B2BE42

analogous

#4274BE #4E42BE #8C42BE

triadic

#4E42BE #BE4E42 #42BE4E

tetradic

#4E42BE #BE4274 #B2BE42 #42BE8C

square

#4E42BE #BE4274 #B2BE42 #42BE8C

split-complementary

#4E42BE #BE8C42 #74BE42

monochromatic

#292263 #3B3291 #4E42BE #7970CE #A39DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#4E42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#4E42BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42BE

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42BE	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.186 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d3',
    500: '#4e42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42be;
$custom-light: #8b77d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.806,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46899,
    "c": 0.1864,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42BE

secondary

#C4CA92

accent

#D84FCB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42BE

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

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