#4E48C0#4E48C0

#4E48C0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.182 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C0
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 192)
HSL	hsl(243, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 62.5%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 37.49, -62.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 72.73, 301.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.0294 -0.1792)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.182 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9707, 10.0591, 51.0117)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C0 #BAC048

analogous

#487EC0 #4E48C0 #8A48C0

triadic

#4E48C0 #C04E48 #48C04E

tetradic

#4E48C0 #C0487E #BAC048 #48C08A

square

#4E48C0 #C0487E #BAC048 #48C08A

split-complementary

#4E48C0 #C08A48 #7EC048

monochromatic

#282469 #393497 #4E48C0 #7A76D0 #A6A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#4E48C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E48C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C0

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C0	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.182 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7bd4',
    500: '#4e48c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c0;
$custom-light: #8b7bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243,
    "s": 48.78,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48056,
    "c": 0.18164,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C0

secondary

#CACC98

accent

#D84FD1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C0

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