#4E48AE#4E48AE

#4E48AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.158 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48AE
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 174)
HSL	hsl(244, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(244, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 58.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 31.64, -53.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 62.54, 300.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.0301 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.158 281)
XYZ	xyz(13.0969, 9.3096, 41.1430)
Luminance	0.0931 (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

#4E48AE #A8AE48

analogous

#4875AE #4E48AE #8148AE

triadic

#4E48AE #AE4E48 #48AE4E

tetradic

#4E48AE #AE4875 #A8AE48 #48AE81

square

#4E48AE #AE4875 #A8AE48 #48AE81

split-complementary

#4E48AE #AE8148 #75AE48

monochromatic

#272457 #3B3683 #4E48AE #7570C4 #9E9BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#4E48AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4E48AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48AE

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48AE	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216074

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.158 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887bc7',
    500: '#4e48ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48ae;
$custom-light: #887bc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.529,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46614,
    "c": 0.15753,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.0931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48AE

secondary

#BFC290

accent

#D157CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48AE

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

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