#4E48C6#4E48C6

#4E48C6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.189 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C6
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 198)
HSL	hsl(243, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 39.43, -65.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 76.06, 301.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% 0.0289 -0.1872)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.189 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6490, 10.3305, 54.5845)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C6 #C0C648

analogous

#4881C6 #4E48C6 #8D48C6

triadic

#4E48C6 #C64E48 #48C64E

tetradic

#4E48C6 #C64881 #C0C648 #48C68D

square

#4E48C6 #C64881 #C0C648 #48C68D

split-complementary

#4E48C6 #C68D48 #81C648

monochromatic

#272371 #37329F #4E48C6 #7B77D5 #A8A5E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4E48C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E48C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C6

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C6	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.189 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7bd8',
    500: '#4e48c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c6;
$custom-light: #8c7bd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.857,
    "s": 52.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48557,
    "c": 0.18944,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C6

secondary

#CED09A

accent

#DC4CD5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C6

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