#4E48C4#4E48C4

#4E48C4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.187 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C4
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 196)
HSL	hsl(243, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 63.3%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 38.79, -64.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 74.95, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0291 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.187 279)
XYZ	xyz(15.4199, 10.2388, 53.3776)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C4 #BEC448

analogous

#4880C4 #4E48C4 #8C48C4

triadic

#4E48C4 #C44E48 #48C44E

tetradic

#4E48C4 #C44880 #BEC448 #48C48C

square

#4E48C4 #C44880 #BEC448 #48C48C

split-complementary

#4E48C4 #C48C48 #80C448

monochromatic

#27236E #38329C #4E48C4 #7B76D3 #A8A5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#4E48C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E48C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C4

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C4	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.187 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7bd7',
    500: '#4e48c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c4;
$custom-light: #8c7bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.903,
    "s": 51.24,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48389,
    "c": 0.18686,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.1024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C4

secondary

#CCCF99

accent

#DB4DD4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C4

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

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