#4C49BD#4C49BD

#4C49BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.177 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C49BD
RGB	rgb(76, 73, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 35.56, -60.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 70.45, 300.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.0261 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.177 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5454, 9.9746, 49.2931)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C49BD #BABD49

analogous

#4980BD #4C49BD #8649BD

triadic

#4C49BD #BD4C49 #49BD4C

tetradic

#4C49BD #BD4980 #BABD49 #49BD86

square

#4C49BD #BD4980 #BABD49 #49BD86

split-complementary

#4C49BD #BD8649 #80BD49

monochromatic

#272566 #383593 #4C49BD #7876CD #A4A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#4C49BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#4C49BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C49BD

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C49BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C49BD	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c49bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 73, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.177 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897cd2',
    500: '#4c49bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c49bd;
$custom-light: #897cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c49bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.552,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47834,
    "c": 0.17682,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C49BD

secondary

#C9CA97

accent

#D651D3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C49BD

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

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