Palettes / Colors / #4E42FA

#4E42FA — Vivid Blue

#4E42FA is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

#4E42FA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEFA42; it also sits naturally between #4292FA and #AA42FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 26% · Blue 98%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #4E42FA

.text { color: #4E42FA; }
.background { background-color: #4E42FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E42FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 66, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 95%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E42FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 66, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E42FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 66, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E42FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E42FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E42FA

Tints of #4E42FA

Tones of #4E42FA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFA42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E42FA: #FFFFFF.

How #4E42FA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #4E42FA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E42F9  ·  #4E42FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E42FA?

#4E42FA is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 66, 250). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E42FA?

#4E42FA is RGB 78, 66, 250 — HSL 244°, 95%, 62% — CMYK 69%, 74%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #4E42FA?

Its complement is #EEFA42; analogous partners are #4292FA and #AA42FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E42FA for text?

White text on #4E42FA has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.48:1.