#4E42C5#4E42C5

#4E42C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.195 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42C5
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 197)
HSL	hsl(245, 53%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 66.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, 42.67, -66.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 79.24, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.0341 -0.1923)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.195 280)
XYZ	xyz(15.1650, 9.5462, 53.8560)
Luminance	0.0955 (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

#4E42C5 #B9C542

analogous

#4278C5 #4E42C5 #9042C5

triadic

#4E42C5 #C54E42 #42C54E

tetradic

#4E42C5 #C54278 #B9C542 #42C590

square

#4E42C5 #C54278 #B9C542 #42C590

split-complementary

#4E42C5 #C59042 #78C542

monochromatic

#28216C #392F9A #4E42C5 #7A71D3 #A6A0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#4E42C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4E42C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42C5

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42C5	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.195 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c77d8',
    500: '#4e42c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42c5;
$custom-light: #8c77d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.496,
    "s": 53.036,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47505,
    "c": 0.19531,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.09547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42C5

secondary

#C9CE95

accent

#DC4BCF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFA

border

#CCC8D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42C5

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

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