#4B48BC#4B48BC

#4B48BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.177 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B48BC
RGB	rgb(75, 72, 188)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 61.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 35.68, -60.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 70.55, 300.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.0259 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.177 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2932, 9.7604, 48.6979)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B48BC #B9BC48

analogous

#487FBC #4B48BC #8548BC

triadic

#4B48BC #BC4B48 #48BC4B

tetradic

#4B48BC #BC487F #B9BC48 #48BC85

square

#4B48BC #BC487F #B9BC48 #48BC85

split-complementary

#4B48BC #BC8548 #7FBC48

monochromatic

#272565 #383592 #4B48BC #7775CC #A3A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#4B48BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4B48BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B48BC

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B48BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B48BC	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b48bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 72, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.177 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bd1',
    500: '#4b48bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b48bc;
$custom-light: #897bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b48bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.552,
    "s": 46.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47505,
    "c": 0.17696,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B48BC

secondary

#C8CA96

accent

#D652D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B48BC

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

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