#4E48BF
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48% 0.18 279.4), rgb(78, 72, 191).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.99:1).
About this color
#4E48BF is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.180 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.027 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.99:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.180) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.00:1 |
| White text | 6.99:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E48BF |
| RGB | rgb(78, 72, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 48%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48% 0.18 279.4) |
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 #4E48BF | 6.99:1 | AA | Lc -88.7 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4E48BF | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.3 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E48BF text on white | 6.99:1 | AA | Lc 83.7 | Fine for body text |
| #4E48BF text on black | 3.00:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.2 | 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
#D2D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 280.3)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBF9
oklch(80.9% 0.088 279.2)
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Step 400
400
#8F95F6
oklch(70.6% 0.141 279.4)
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Step 500
500
#7678F2
oklch(63.1% 0.179 279.3)
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Step 600
600
#615DE0
oklch(55.6% 0.194 279.4)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4E48BF
oklch(48% 0.18 279.4)
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Step 800
800
#423F9E
oklch(42.8% 0.15 279.4)
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Step 900
900
#37377D
oklch(37.8% 0.116 279.3)
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Step 950
950
#202149
oklch(27.1% 0.073 279.3)
#4E48BF 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) | #005EC3 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0054BD | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00657D | 0.153 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #595959 | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E48BF
#4E48BF
oklch(48% 0.18 279.4)
- #6B5E00
#6B5E00
oklch(48% 0.1 99.9)
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 #4E48BF, 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 0.027
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.036
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.036
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.046
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.052
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.054
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.058
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.067
Use #4E48BF 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.