#4849DE#4849DE

#4849DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.220 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4849DE
RGB	rgb(72, 73, 222)
HSL	hsl(240, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 68%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 45.83, -75.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 88.64, 301.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.0185 -0.2191)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.22 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2355, 11.4151, 70.3354)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4849DE #DEDD48

analogous

#4894DE #4849DE #9248DE

triadic

#4849DE #DE4849 #49DE48

tetradic

#4849DE #DE4894 #DEDD48 #48DE92

square

#4849DE #DE4894 #DEDD48 #48DE92

split-complementary

#4849DE #DE9248 #94DE48

monochromatic

#1A1B91 #2425C5 #4849DE #7C7DE7 #B0B0F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#4849DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#4849DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4849DE

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4849DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4849DE	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4849de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 73, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.220 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7ce9',
    500: '#4849de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4849de;
$custom-light: #8e7ce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4849de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.6,
    "s": 69.444,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50415,
    "c": 0.21992,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4849DE

secondary

#DFDFA3

accent

#EB3CEC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4849DE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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