#4538AA#4538AA

#4538AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.174 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538AA
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.80, 38.54, -59.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.80, 70.78, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.84% 0.0341 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(42.84% 0.174 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1218, 6.9951, 38.7865)
Luminance	0.0700 (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

#4538AA #9DAA38

analogous

#3864AA #4538AA #7E38AA

triadic

#4538AA #AA4538 #38AA45

tetradic

#4538AA #AA3864 #9DAA38 #38AA7E

square

#4538AA #AA3864 #9DAA38 #38AA7E

split-complementary

#4538AA #AA7E38 #64AA38

monochromatic

#201A4E #32297C #4538AA #6457C8 #8F85D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#4538AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4538AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538AA

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538AA	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.174 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470c4',
    500: '#4538aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538aa;
$custom-light: #8470c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.842,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42837,
    "c": 0.17426,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538AA

secondary

#B9C17D

accent

#DA4ECA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538AA

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

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