#4238CE#4238CE

#4238CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.220 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4238CE
RGB	rgb(66, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(244, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(244, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(68%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.89, 49.65, -75.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.89, 90.39, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46% 0.0242 -0.2183)
OKLCH	oklch(46% 0.22 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7979, 8.4415, 59.2301)
Luminance	0.0844 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4238CE #C4CE38

analogous

#3879CE #4238CE #8D38CE

triadic

#4238CE #CE4238 #38CE42

tetradic

#4238CE #CE3879 #C4CE38 #38CE8D

square

#4238CE #CE3879 #C4CE38 #38CE8D

split-complementary

#4238CE #CE8D38 #79CE38

monochromatic

#211C70 #3028A1 #4238CE #7169DA #9F9AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#4238CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4238CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4238CE

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4238CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4238CE	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4238ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.220 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8971de',
    500: '#4238ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4238ce;
$custom-light: #8971de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4238ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46001,
    "c": 0.2196,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4238CE

secondary

#CED290

accent

#E444D9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4238CE

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

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