#4E48CB#4E48CB

#4E48CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.196 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48CB
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 203)
HSL	hsl(243, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(243, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.84, 41.05, -67.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.84, 78.81, 301.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.0285 -0.1938)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.196 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.2353, 10.5650, 57.6720)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48CB #C5CB48

analogous

#4884CB #4E48CB #9048CB

triadic

#4E48CB #CB4E48 #48CB4E

tetradic

#4E48CB #CB4884 #C5CB48 #48CB90

square

#4E48CB #CB4884 #C5CB48 #48CB90

split-complementary

#4E48CB #CB9048 #84CB48

monochromatic

#262277 #352FA6 #4E48CB #7C78D9 #AAA7E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#4E48CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#4E48CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48CB

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48CB	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.196 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7cdc',
    500: '#4e48cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48cb;
$custom-light: #8d7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.748,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48982,
    "c": 0.19587,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48CB

secondary

#D1D39B

accent

#DF49D8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48CB

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

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