#4f42d1

Color #4f42d1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee · ΔE 16.42 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-600 #4f39f6 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4f42d1

RGB

rgb(79, 66, 209)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 60.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 68.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.2%, 68.4%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(38.13, 46.6, -71.9)

LCH

lch(38.13, 85.68, 302.95)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.21, 279.23)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 25.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4d142

Analogous

#427cd1

#4f42d1

#9742d1

Triadic

#4f42d1

#d14f42

#42d14f

Split-complementary

#4f42d1

#d19742

#7cd142

Tetradic

#4f42d1

#d142c4

#c4d142

#42d14f

Square

#4f42d1

#d1427c

#c4d142

#42d197

Shades

Color #4f42d1 mixed toward black.

#3a2db8

#2e2493

#231b6f

#17124a

#0c0925

Tints

Color #4f42d1 mixed toward white.

#6c61d9

#8a81e0

#a7a0e8

#c4c0f0

#e2dff7

Tones

Color #4f42d1 mixed toward gray.

#594ec5

#625ab9

#6c66ad

#7672a1

#807e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4abb · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4bb5 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#4ea7a2 · ΔE 43.4

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f42d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f42d1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4f42d1 (#4f42d1) is rgb(79, 66, 209) in RGB.

No, #4f42d1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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