All About Color #4A42E0

#4A42E0

About #4A42E0

#4A42E0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #4A42E0. In RGB it is red 74, green 66, blue 224; in HSL it is hue 243°, saturation 72%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 67%, 71%, 0%, 12%. Its contrast ratio is 6.67:1 on white and 3.15:1 on black.

#4A42E0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4A, 42, E0
CMYK66.96%, 70.54%, 0.00%, 12.16%
RGB Decimal74, 66, 224
HSL243°, 72%, 57%
RGB Octal112, 102, 340
HSV (HSB)243.04°, 70.54%, 87.84%
RGB Binary1001010, 1000010, 11100000
CIE-L*AB39.13, 50.71, -78.90
RGB Percent29.02%, 25.88%, 87.84%
CIE-L*CH39.13, 93.79, 302.73
XYZ18.23, 10.73, 71.63
CIE-L*UV39.13, -6.54, -113.54
xyY0.18, 0.11, 10.73
Hunter-Lab32.76, 41.97, -106.70
RYB29.02%, 25.88%, 87.84%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4A42E0 on a dark background: contrast 3.15:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#4A42E0 on a light background: contrast 6.67:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #4A42E0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#4A42E0 · #9691ED · #231CAB · #D8E042 · #E9ED91

Analogous palette

#42D8E0 · #4289E0 · #4A42E0 · #9942E0 · #E042D8

Triadic palette

#4A42E0 · #E04A42 · #42E04A · #9691ED · #ED9691

Tetradic palette

#4A42E0 · #E04289 · #D8E042 · #42E099 · #231CAB

Monochromatic palette

#181376 · #261EB8 · #4A42E0 · #8984EB · #C8C6F6

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