#4C48BB#4C48BB

#4C48BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.175 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C48BB
RGB	rgb(76, 72, 187)
HSL	hsl(242, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 61.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 35.52, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 69.97, 300.51°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% 0.0272 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.175 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2646, 9.7581, 48.1359)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.07

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C48BB #B7BB48

analogous

#487DBB #4C48BB #8548BB

triadic

#4C48BB #BB4C48 #48BB4C

tetradic

#4C48BB #BB487D #B7BB48 #48BB85

square

#4C48BB #BB487D #B7BB48 #48BB85

split-complementary

#4C48BB #BB8548 #7DBB48

monochromatic

#272564 #393690 #4C48BB #7875CC #A3A1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#4C48BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4C48BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C48BB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C48BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C48BB	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)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c48bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 72, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.175 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bd0',
    500: '#4c48bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c48bb;
$custom-light: #897bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c48bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.087,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47497,
    "c": 0.17544,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C48BB

secondary

#C7C996

accent

#D552D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C48BB

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

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