#4B48BE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(47.7% 0.18 278.2), rgb(75, 72, 190).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (7.07:1).
About this color
#4B48BE is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.028 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.07:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 2.96:1 |
| White text | 7.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4B48BE |
| RGB | rgb(75, 72, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 48%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.7% 0.18 278.2) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4B48BE | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc -89.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4B48BE | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc 20.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4B48BE text on white | 7.07:1 | AAA | Lc 84.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4B48BE text on black | 2.96:1 | Fails | Lc -17.9 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FD
oklch(97.1% 0.011 274.9)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 277.7)
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Step 300
300
#B3BCF9
oklch(81% 0.087 277.8)
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Step 400
400
#8D96F6
oklch(70.7% 0.14 278.1)
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Step 500
500
#7479F2
oklch(63.2% 0.178 278.2)
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Step 600
600
#5F5EE0
oklch(55.6% 0.193 278.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4B48BE
oklch(47.7% 0.18 278.2)
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Step 800
800
#40409E
oklch(42.8% 0.149 278.1)
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Step 900
900
#36377D
oklch(37.7% 0.116 278.7)
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Step 950
950
#1F2149
oklch(27% 0.073 278.2)
#4B48BE with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #005DC2 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054BC | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00657C | 0.152 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #585858 | 0.180 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4B48BE
#4B48BE
oklch(47.7% 0.18 278.2)
- #6B5D00
#6B5D00
oklch(47.7% 0.099 99)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4B48BE, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.028
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.038
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.040
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.044
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.055
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.055
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.056
- Blueberry #464196 ΔE 0.066
Use #4B48BE in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.