#4538AC#4538AC

#4538AC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.177 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538AC
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.97, 39.19, -60.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.97, 71.90, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(43.02% 0.0338 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(43.02% 0.177 281)
XYZ	xyz(11.3125, 7.0713, 39.7905)
Luminance	0.0707 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538AC #9FAC38

analogous

#3865AC #4538AC #7F38AC

triadic

#4538AC #AC4538 #38AC45

tetradic

#4538AC #AC3865 #9FAC38 #38AC7F

square

#4538AC #AC3865 #9FAC38 #38AC7F

split-complementary

#4538AC #AC7F38 #65AC38

monochromatic

#201A50 #32297E #4538AC #6558C9 #9087D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.70

#4538AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#4538AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538AC

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538AC	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)

#004FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.177 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470c6',
    500: '#4538ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538ac;
$custom-light: #8470c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.724,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43015,
    "c": 0.17685,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.07072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538AC

secondary

#BAC27E

accent

#DA4DCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538AC

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

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