#4D48C8
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.7% 0.192 278.2), rgb(77, 72, 200).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.82:1).
About this color
#4D48C8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.192 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 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.82:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.192) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.07:1 |
| White text | 6.82:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4D48C8 |
| RGB | rgb(77, 72, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 54%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.7% 0.192 278.2) |
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 #4D48C8 | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc -88.0 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4D48C8 | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.0 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4D48C8 text on white | 6.82:1 | AA | Lc 83.0 | Fine for body text |
| #4D48C8 text on black | 3.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.9 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 276.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FC
oklch(88.4% 0.053 279.4)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFD
oklch(80.9% 0.094 278.1)
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Step 400
400
#8C95FB
oklch(70.7% 0.148 278.1)
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Step 500
500
#7377F9
oklch(63.2% 0.19 278.2)
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Step 600
600
#5E5BE8
oklch(55.6% 0.207 278.2)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4D48C8
oklch(48.7% 0.192 278.2)
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Step 800
800
#403DA3
oklch(42.7% 0.16 278.5)
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Step 900
900
#353681
oklch(37.7% 0.123 278.1)
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Step 950
950
#1F204C
oklch(27% 0.08 278.7)
#4D48C8 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) | #0060CC | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055C5 | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006881 | 0.161 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5B5B5B | 0.193 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4D48C8
#4D48C8
oklch(48.7% 0.192 278.2)
- #6F5F00
#6F5F00
oklch(48.6% 0.1 97.7)
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 #4D48C8, 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 0.025
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.030
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.035
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.043
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.044
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.053
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.056
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.061
Use #4D48C8 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.