#4E48C8#4E48C8

#4E48C8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.192 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48C8
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 200)
HSL	hsl(243, 54%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(243, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 64%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 40.08, -65.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 77.16, 301.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% 0.0288 -0.1899)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.192 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.8812, 10.4234, 55.8074)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48C8 #C2C848

analogous

#4882C8 #4E48C8 #8E48C8

triadic

#4E48C8 #C84E48 #48C84E

tetradic

#4E48C8 #C84882 #C2C848 #48C88E

square

#4E48C8 #C84882 #C2C848 #48C88E

split-complementary

#4E48C8 #C88E48 #82C848

monochromatic

#262373 #3631A2 #4E48C8 #7C77D6 #A9A6E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4E48C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4E48C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48C8

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48C8	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.192 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7bda',
    500: '#4e48c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48c8;
$custom-light: #8c7bda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.813,
    "s": 53.782,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48727,
    "c": 0.19202,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48C8

secondary

#CFD19A

accent

#DD4BD6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48C8

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

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