#4238C4#4238C4

#4238C4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.208 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4238C4
RGB	rgb(66, 56, 196)
HSL	hsl(244, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(244, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 71.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 46.48, -71.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 85.10, 303.10°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% 0.0261 -0.2059)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.208 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6215, 7.9709, 53.0346)
Luminance	0.0797 (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

#4238C4 #BAC438

analogous

#3874C4 #4238C4 #8838C4

triadic

#4238C4 #C44238 #38C442

tetradic

#4238C4 #C43874 #BAC438 #38C488

square

#4238C4 #C43874 #BAC438 #38C488

split-complementary

#4238C4 #C48838 #74C438

monochromatic

#221D65 #322A94 #4238C4 #6E66D3 #9B96E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4238C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4238C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4238C4

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4238C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4238C4	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4238c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 56, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.208 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770d7',
    500: '#4238c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4238c4;
$custom-light: #8770d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4238c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45025,
    "c": 0.20752,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4238C4

secondary

#C8CC8C

accent

#DF49D4

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4238C4

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

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