#4E42C3#4E42C3

#4E42C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.193 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42C3
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 66.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 42.04, -65.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 78.14, 302.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.0343 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.193 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9373, 9.4552, 52.6571)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E42C3 #B7C342

analogous

#4276C3 #4E42C3 #8E42C3

triadic

#4E42C3 #C34E42 #42C34E

tetradic

#4E42C3 #C34276 #B7C342 #42C38E

square

#4E42C3 #C34276 #B7C342 #42C38E

split-complementary

#4E42C3 #C38E42 #76C342

monochromatic

#282169 #3A3098 #4E42C3 #7A70D2 #A59FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#4E42C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4E42C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42C3

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42C3	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.193 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77d6',
    500: '#4e42c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42c3;
$custom-light: #8c77d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.581,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47331,
    "c": 0.19278,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42C3

secondary

#C8CD94

accent

#DB4DCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42C3

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

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