#4238AE#4238AE

#4238AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.180 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4238AE
RGB	rgb(66, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(245, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(245, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.90, 39.37, -61.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.90, 73.11, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% 0.0295 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.18 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.2985, 7.0417, 40.8000)
Luminance	0.0704 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4238AE #A4AE38

analogous

#3869AE #4238AE #7D38AE

triadic

#4238AE #AE4238 #38AE42

tetradic

#4238AE #AE3869 #A4AE38 #38AE7D

square

#4238AE #AE3869 #A4AE38 #38AE7D

split-complementary

#4238AE #AE7D38 #69AE38

monochromatic

#1F1A51 #302980 #4238AE #6359CA #8F88D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.72

#4238AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4238AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4238AE

8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4238AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4238AE	1.00	8.72	2.41	8.72
#FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4238ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.180 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8370c7',
    500: '#4238ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4238ae;
$custom-light: #8370c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4238ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.085,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4296,
    "c": 0.17997,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4238AE

secondary

#BDC37F

accent

#DB4DCF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4238AE

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

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