#4E48C2#4E48C2

#4E48C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.184 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C2
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 194)
HSL	hsl(243, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 62.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 38.14, -63.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 73.84, 301.10°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.0292 -0.1819)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.184 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1938, 10.1484, 52.1867)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.52

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C2 #BCC248

analogous

#487FC2 #4E48C2 #8B48C2

triadic

#4E48C2 #C24E48 #48C24E

tetradic

#4E48C2 #C2487F #BCC248 #48C28B

square

#4E48C2 #C2487F #BCC248 #48C28B

split-complementary

#4E48C2 #C28B48 #7FC248

monochromatic

#27246C #38339A #4E48C2 #7A76D1 #A7A4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4E48C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E48C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C2

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C2	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.184 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7bd5',
    500: '#4e48c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c2;
$custom-light: #8b7bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.951,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48222,
    "c": 0.18425,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C2

secondary

#CBCE98

accent

#DA4ED3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →