#4E42C4#4E42C4

#4E42C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.194 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42C4
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 196)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.93, 42.36, -66.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.93, 78.69, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.42% 0.0342 -0.191)
OKLCH	oklch(47.42% 0.194 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0508, 9.5006, 53.2545)
Luminance	0.0950 (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

#4E42C4 #B8C442

analogous

#4277C4 #4E42C4 #8F42C4

triadic

#4E42C4 #C44E42 #42C44E

tetradic

#4E42C4 #C44277 #B8C442 #42C48F

square

#4E42C4 #C44277 #B8C442 #42C48F

split-complementary

#4E42C4 #C48F42 #77C442

monochromatic

#28216A #393099 #4E42C4 #7A71D3 #A59FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#4E42C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4E42C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42C4

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42C4	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.194 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77d7',
    500: '#4e42c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42c4;
$custom-light: #8c77d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.538,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47418,
    "c": 0.19404,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42C4

secondary

#C8CE94

accent

#DC4CCF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42C4

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

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