#4538AE#4538AE

#4538AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.179 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538AE
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, 39.83, -61.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 73.01, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.2% 0.0335 -0.1763)
OKLCH	oklch(43.2% 0.179 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5060, 7.1487, 40.8097)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538AE #A1AE38

analogous

#3866AE #4538AE #8038AE

triadic

#4538AE #AE4538 #38AE45

tetradic

#4538AE #AE3866 #A1AE38 #38AE80

square

#4538AE #AE3866 #A1AE38 #38AE80

split-complementary

#4538AE #AE8038 #66AE38

monochromatic

#201A51 #332980 #4538AE #6659CA #9188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#4538AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4538AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538AE

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538AE	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.179 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8470c7',
    500: '#4538ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538ae;
$custom-light: #8470c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.61,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43195,
    "c": 0.17942,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538AE

secondary

#BBC37F

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538AE

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