#4E48AA#4E48AA

#4E48AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.152 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48AA
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 170)
HSL	hsl(244, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(244, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 57.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.28, 30.35, -52.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.28, 60.24, 300.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.0301 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.152 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7127, 9.1560, 39.1198)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48AA #A4AA48

analogous

#4873AA #4E48AA #7F48AA

triadic

#4E48AA #AA4E48 #48AA4E

tetradic

#4E48AA #AA4873 #A4AA48 #48AA7F

square

#4E48AA #AA4873 #A4AA48 #48AA7F

split-complementary

#4E48AA #AA7F48 #73AA48

monochromatic

#272454 #3A367F #4E48AA #736EC1 #9C99D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#4E48AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#4E48AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48AA

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48AA	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.152 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877bc4',
    500: '#4e48aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48aa;
$custom-light: #877bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.673,
    "s": 40.496,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46306,
    "c": 0.15203,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48AA

secondary

#BDC08E

accent

#D057C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48AA

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

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