#4B48BE#4B48BE

#4B48BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.180 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B48BE
RGB	rgb(75, 72, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 62.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.57, 36.34, -61.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.57, 71.67, 300.46°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.0258 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.18 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5103, 9.8472, 49.8413)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B48BE #BBBE48

analogous

#4880BE #4B48BE #8648BE

triadic

#4B48BE #BE4B48 #48BE4B

tetradic

#4B48BE #BE4880 #BBBE48 #48BE86

square

#4B48BE #BE4880 #BBBE48 #48BE86

split-complementary

#4B48BE #BE8648 #80BE48

monochromatic

#262567 #373594 #4B48BE #7775CE #A4A2DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4B48BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4B48BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B48BE

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B48BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B48BE	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b48be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 72, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.180 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bd2',
    500: '#4b48be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b48be;
$custom-light: #897bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b48be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.525,
    "s": 47.581,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47671,
    "c": 0.17961,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B48BE

secondary

#CACB97

accent

#D751D4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B48BE

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

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