#4E48C5#4E48C5

#4E48C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.188 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C5
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 197)
HSL	hsl(243, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 63.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 39.11, -64.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 75.50, 301.20°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% 0.029 -0.1859)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.188 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5341, 10.2845, 53.9790)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C5 #BFC548

analogous

#4880C5 #4E48C5 #8C48C5

triadic

#4E48C5 #C54E48 #48C54E

tetradic

#4E48C5 #C54880 #BFC548 #48C58C

square

#4E48C5 #C54880 #BFC548 #48C58C

split-complementary

#4E48C5 #C58C48 #80C548

monochromatic

#27236F #37329E #4E48C5 #7B76D4 #A8A5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#4E48C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4E48C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C5

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C5	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.188 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7bd8',
    500: '#4e48c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c5;
$custom-light: #8c7bd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.88,
    "s": 51.867,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48473,
    "c": 0.18815,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10286
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C5

secondary

#CDCF99

accent

#DB4CD4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C5

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

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