#4E48C3#4E48C3

#4E48C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.186 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C3
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 195)
HSL	hsl(243, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 63.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 38.46, -63.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 74.40, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0292 -0.1832)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.186 279)
XYZ	xyz(15.3064, 10.1934, 52.7801)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C3 #BDC348

analogous

#487FC3 #4E48C3 #8C48C3

triadic

#4E48C3 #C34E48 #48C34E

tetradic

#4E48C3 #C3487F #BDC348 #48C38C

square

#4E48C3 #C3487F #BDC348 #48C38C

split-complementary

#4E48C3 #C38C48 #7FC348

monochromatic

#27246D #38339B #4E48C3 #7B76D2 #A7A4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#4E48C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E48C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C3

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C3	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.186 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7bd6',
    500: '#4e48c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c3;
$custom-light: #8b7bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.927,
    "s": 50.617,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48306,
    "c": 0.18555,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C3

secondary

#CCCE99

accent

#DA4ED3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C3

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

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