#4E42CA#4E42CA

#4E42CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.202 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E42CA
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(245, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 44.26, -68.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 81.95, 302.69°)
OKLab	oklab(47.95% 0.0334 -0.1988)
OKLCH	oklch(47.95% 0.202 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7474, 9.7792, 56.9234)
Luminance	0.0978 (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

#4E42CA #BECA42

analogous

#427ACA #4E42CA #9242CA

triadic

#4E42CA #CA4E42 #42CA4E

tetradic

#4E42CA #CA427A #BECA42 #42CA92

square

#4E42CA #CA427A #BECA42 #42CA92

split-complementary

#4E42CA #CA9242 #7ACA42

monochromatic

#272072 #382DA2 #4E42CA #7B72D7 #A8A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#4E42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4E42CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E42CA

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E42CA	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.202 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d78db',
    500: '#4e42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e42ca;
$custom-light: #8d78db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.294,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47946,
    "c": 0.20158,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E42CA

secondary

#CCD196

accent

#DF48D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E42CA

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

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