#4E48C3
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(48.3% 0.186 279), rgb(78, 72, 195).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.91:1).
About this color
#4E48C3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 48%, its chroma 0.186 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 0.025 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.91:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (48%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.186) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.03:1 |
| White text | 6.91:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E48C3 |
| RGB | rgb(78, 72, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 51%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.3% 0.186 279) |
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 #4E48C3 | 6.91:1 | AA | Lc -88.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #4E48C3 | 3.03:1 | AA large text | Lc 20.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #4E48C3 text on white | 6.91:1 | AA | Lc 83.4 | Fine for body text |
| #4E48C3 text on black | 3.03:1 | AA large text | Lc -18.6 | 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
#E6E9FC
oklch(93.7% 0.026 278.7)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 279.1)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 279.3)
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Step 400
400
#8E95F8
oklch(70.6% 0.144 279)
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Step 500
500
#7577F5
oklch(63.1% 0.184 279)
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Step 600
600
#605CE4
oklch(55.6% 0.2 279)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#4E48C3
oklch(48.3% 0.186 279)
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Step 800
800
#413EA0
oklch(42.7% 0.154 279)
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Step 900
900
#36367F
oklch(37.6% 0.12 278.9)
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Step 950
950
#20204A
oklch(26.9% 0.076 280)
#4E48C3 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) | #005FC7 | 0.073 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0055C1 | 0.065 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00677F | 0.158 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5A5A5A | 0.186 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E48C3
#4E48C3
oklch(48.3% 0.186 279)
- #6D5F00
#6D5F00
oklch(48.4% 0.1 99.2)
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 #4E48C3, 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 0.032
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.034
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.045
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.050
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.051
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.065
Use #4E48C3 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.