#4E48DB#4E48DB

#4E48DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.216 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E48DB
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 219)
HSL	hsl(242, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(242, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 46.20, -74.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 87.47, 301.88°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.0267 -0.2143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.216 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2413, 11.3674, 68.2369)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Purpleish Blue

#6140EF

ΔE00 3.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E48DB #D5DB48

analogous

#488CDB #4E48DB #9848DB

triadic

#4E48DB #DB4E48 #48DB4E

tetradic

#4E48DB #DB488C #D5DB48 #48DB98

square

#4E48DB #DB488C #D5DB48 #48DB98

split-complementary

#4E48DB #DB9848 #8CDB48

monochromatic

#201C8D #2C26C0 #4E48DB #7F7BE5 #B1AEEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#4E48DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#4E48DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E48DB

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E48DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E48DB	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e48db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.216 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#907ce7',
    500: '#4e48db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e48db;
$custom-light: #907ce7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e48db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.449,
    "s": 67.123,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50381,
    "c": 0.21596,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E48DB

secondary

#DBDDA2

accent

#EA3EE3

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E48DB

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

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