#4E48CC#4E48CC

#4E48CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.197 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48CC
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 204)
HSL	hsl(243, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(243, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 41.38, -67.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 79.36, 301.43°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.0284 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.197 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3548, 10.6128, 58.3017)
Luminance	0.1061 (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

#4E48CC #C6CC48

analogous

#4884CC #4E48CC #9048CC

triadic

#4E48CC #CC4E48 #48CC4E

tetradic

#4E48CC #CC4884 #C6CC48 #48CC90

square

#4E48CC #CC4884 #C6CC48 #48CC90

split-complementary

#4E48CC #CC9048 #84CC48

monochromatic

#252178 #342FA8 #4E48CC #7C78D9 #ABA8E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#4E48CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#4E48CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48CC

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48CC	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.197 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7cdd',
    500: '#4e48cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48cc;
$custom-light: #8d7cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.727,
    "s": 56.41,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49068,
    "c": 0.19714,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48CC

secondary

#D1D49C

accent

#E048D9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48CC

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

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