#4E42CB#4E42CB
#4E42CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.203 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E42CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 66, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.53, 44.57, -69.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.53, 82.49, 302.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.04% 0.0333 -0.2001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.04% 0.203 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8662, 9.8267, 57.5490) |
| Luminance | 0.0983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.87
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 2.45
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.05
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 3.07
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.70
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E42CB #BFCB42
analogous
#427BCB #4E42CB #9242CB
triadic
#4E42CB #CB4E42 #42CB4E
tetradic
#4E42CB #CB427B #BFCB42 #42CB92
square
#4E42CB #CB427B #BFCB42 #42CB92
split-complementary
#4E42CB #CB9242 #7BCB42
monochromatic
#272073 #372DA3 #4E42CB #7B72D8 #A8A2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.08
#4E42CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#4E42CB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E42CB
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E42CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E42CB | 1.00 | 7.08 | 2.97 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005ECF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006681
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e42cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.203 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d78dc',
500: '#4e42cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e42cb; $custom-light: #8d78dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e42cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 66,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 245.255,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48035,
"c": 0.20282,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.09828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E42CB
secondary
#CDD297
accent
#E048D3
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0915
muted
#7E7B83