#4B48BD#4B48BD

#4B48BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.178 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B48BD
RGB	rgb(75, 72, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 36.01, -61.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 71.11, 300.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0258 -0.1764)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.178 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4014, 9.8036, 49.2676)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.25

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B48BD #BABD48

analogous

#487FBD #4B48BD #8548BD

triadic

#4B48BD #BD4B48 #48BD4B

tetradic

#4B48BD #BD487F #BABD48 #48BD85

square

#4B48BD #BD487F #BABD48 #48BD85

split-complementary

#4B48BD #BD8548 #7FBD48

monochromatic

#262566 #373593 #4B48BD #7775CD #A3A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#4B48BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4B48BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B48BD

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B48BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B48BD	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b48bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 72, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.178 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bd2',
    500: '#4b48bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b48bd;
$custom-light: #897bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b48bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.538,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47588,
    "c": 0.17829,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B48BD

secondary

#C9CA97

accent

#D751D3

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B48BD

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

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