#4e42ec

Color #4e42ec

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e42ec

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 236)

HSL

hsl(244.2, 81.7%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.2, 72%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.9%, 72%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(40.53, 54.87, -83.39)

LCH

lch(40.53, 99.82, 303.34)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.2426, 276.6)

HWB

hwb(244.2, 25.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e0ec42

Analogous

#428bec

#4e42ec

#a342ec

Triadic

#4e42ec

#ec4e42

#42ec4e

Split-complementary

#4e42ec

#eca342

#8bec42

Tetradic

#4e42ec

#ec42e0

#e0ec42

#42ec4e

Square

#4e42ec

#ec428b

#e0ec42

#42eca3

Shades

Color #4e42ec mixed toward black.

#2517e5

#1e12b7

#160e89

#0f095b

#07052e

Tints

Color #4e42ec mixed toward white.

#6b61ef

#8981f2

#a6a0f5

#c4c0f9

#e1dffc

Tones

Color #4e42ec mixed toward gray.

#5a50de

#665ed0

#726cc1

#7f7bb3

#8b89a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.31:1

White text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4949d3 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4bcc · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#4dbbb6 · ΔE 46.6

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 30.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e42ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e42ec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e42ec (#4e42ec) is rgb(78, 66, 236) in RGB.

No, #4e42ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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