#4438AD#4438AD

#4438AD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.178 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4438AD
RGB	rgb(68, 56, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 67.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.97, 39.35, -60.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.97, 72.49, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(43.03% 0.0323 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(43.03% 0.178 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3385, 7.0736, 40.2949)
Luminance	0.0707 (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

#4438AD #A1AD38

analogous

#3866AD #4438AD #7F38AD

triadic

#4438AD #AD4438 #38AD44

tetradic

#4438AD #AD3866 #A1AD38 #38AD7F

square

#4438AD #AD3866 #A1AD38 #38AD7F

split-complementary

#4438AD #AD7F38 #66AD38

monochromatic

#201A51 #32297F #4438AD #6459C9 #8F87D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4438AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4438AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4438AD

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4438AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4438AD	1.00	8.70	2.41	8.70
#FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4438ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 56, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.178 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470c6',
    500: '#4438ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4438ad;
$custom-light: #8470c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4438ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43025,
    "c": 0.17831,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4438AD

secondary

#BBC27F

accent

#DB4DCC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4438AD

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

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