#4E48B2#4E48B2

#4E48B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.163 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48B2
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 178)
HSL	hsl(243, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(243, 60%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 59.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 32.94, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 64.83, 300.54°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% 0.03 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.163 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4926, 9.4679, 43.2274)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48B2 #ACB248

analogous

#4877B2 #4E48B2 #8348B2

triadic

#4E48B2 #B24E48 #48B24E

tetradic

#4E48B2 #B24877 #ACB248 #48B283

square

#4E48B2 #B24877 #ACB248 #48B283

split-complementary

#4E48B2 #B28348 #77B248

monochromatic

#28255B #3B3686 #4E48B2 #7671C6 #A09DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#4E48B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4E48B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48B2

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48B2	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.163 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897bca',
    500: '#4e48b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48b2;
$custom-light: #897bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.396,
    "s": 42.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46926,
    "c": 0.16298,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48B2

secondary

#C1C492

accent

#D256CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48B2

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