#4E42BF#4E42BF

#4E42BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.188 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42BF
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 191)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.51, 40.77, -64.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.51, 75.95, 302.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.99% 0.0348 -0.1844)
OKLCH	oklch(46.99% 0.188 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4911, 9.2767, 50.3071)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.43

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42BF #B3BF42

analogous

#4274BF #4E42BF #8C42BF

triadic

#4E42BF #BF4E42 #42BF4E

tetradic

#4E42BF #BF4274 #B3BF42 #42BF8C

square

#4E42BF #BF4274 #B3BF42 #42BF8C

split-complementary

#4E42BF #BF8C42 #74BF42

monochromatic

#282265 #3B3292 #4E42BF #7970CE #A49DDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#4E42BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4E42BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42BF

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42BF	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.188 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d3',
    500: '#4e42bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42bf;
$custom-light: #8b77d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.76,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46985,
    "c": 0.18768,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42BF

secondary

#C5CA93

accent

#D94FCC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42BF

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

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