#4E48BA#4E48BA

#4E48BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.174 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48BA
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 186)
HSL	hsl(243, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(243, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 61.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 35.54, -59.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 69.36, 300.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% 0.0297 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.174 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.3194, 9.7986, 47.5816)
Luminance	0.0980 (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

#4E48BA #B4BA48

analogous

#487BBA #4E48BA #8748BA

triadic

#4E48BA #BA4E48 #48BA4E

tetradic

#4E48BA #BA487B #B4BA48 #48BA87

square

#4E48BA #BA487B #B4BA48 #48BA87

split-complementary

#4E48BA #BA8748 #7BBA48

monochromatic

#282562 #3B368F #4E48BA #7974CB #A4A1DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#4E48BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4E48BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48BA

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48BA	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.174 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7bd0',
    500: '#4e48ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48ba;
$custom-light: #8a7bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.158,
    "s": 45.238,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47565,
    "c": 0.17372,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48BA

secondary

#C6C896

accent

#D553CE

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48BA

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