#4C48BD#4C48BD

#4C48BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.178 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C48BD
RGB	rgb(76, 72, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 61.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 36.17, -61.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 71.09, 300.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.66% 0.0271 -0.176)
OKLCH	oklch(47.66% 0.178 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.4802, 9.8443, 49.2713)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C48BD #B9BD48

analogous

#487EBD #4C48BD #8648BD

triadic

#4C48BD #BD4C48 #48BD4C

tetradic

#4C48BD #BD487E #B9BD48 #48BD86

square

#4C48BD #BD487E #B9BD48 #48BD86

split-complementary

#4C48BD #BD8648 #7EBD48

monochromatic

#272566 #383593 #4C48BD #7875CD #A4A2DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4C48BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4C48BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C48BD

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C48BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C48BD	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)

#005DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c48bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 72, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.178 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bd2',
    500: '#4c48bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c48bd;
$custom-light: #897bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c48bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.051,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47661,
    "c": 0.17809,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C48BD

secondary

#C8CA97

accent

#D751D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C48BD

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

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