#4438B2#4438B2

#4438B2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.185 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4438B2
RGB	rgb(68, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 40.96, -63.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 75.26, 302.98°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% 0.0316 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.185 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.8314, 7.2708, 42.8908)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4438B2 #A6B238

analogous

#3869B2 #4438B2 #8138B2

triadic

#4438B2 #B24438 #38B244

tetradic

#4438B2 #B23869 #A6B238 #38B281

square

#4438B2 #B23869 #A6B238 #38B281

split-complementary

#4438B2 #B28138 #69B238

monochromatic

#201B55 #322983 #4438B2 #675CCC #928ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#4438B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#4438B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4438B2

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4438B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4438B2	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4438b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.185 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570ca',
    500: '#4438b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4438b2;
$custom-light: #8570ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4438b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.902,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43479,
    "c": 0.1847,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4438B2

secondary

#BEC581

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4438B2

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

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