#4e42dd

Color #4e42dd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 19.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e42dd

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 221)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 69.5%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 70.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 70.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(39.13, 50.23, -77.16)

LCH

lch(39.13, 92.07, 303.06)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.2248, 277.82)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 25.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dd42

Analogous

#4284dd

#4e42dd

#9b42dd

Triadic

#4e42dd

#dd4e42

#42dd4e

Split-complementary

#4e42dd

#dd9b42

#84dd42

Tetradic

#4e42dd

#dd42d1

#d1dd42

#42dd4e

Square

#4e42dd

#dd4284

#d1dd42

#42dd9b

Shades

Color #4e42dd mixed toward black.

#3124cb

#271da2

#1e167a

#140f51

#0a0729

Tints

Color #4e42dd mixed toward white.

#6b62e3

#8981e8

#a6a1ee

#c4c0f4

#e1e0f9

Tones

Color #4e42dd mixed toward gray.

#594fd0

#645cc3

#6f69b6

#7a76a9

#85839c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4949c5 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#4a4bbf · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#4db0ab · ΔE 45.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e42dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e42dd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e42dd (#4e42dd) is rgb(78, 66, 221) in RGB.

No, #4e42dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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