#4538AF#4538AF

#4538AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.181 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538AF
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.23, 40.15, -61.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.23, 73.57, 303.08°)
OKLab	oklab(43.29% 0.0334 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(43.29% 0.181 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6038, 7.1879, 41.3251)
Luminance	0.0719 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538AF #A2AF38

analogous

#3866AF #4538AF #8138AF

triadic

#4538AF #AF4538 #38AF45

tetradic

#4538AF #AF3866 #A2AF38 #38AF81

square

#4538AF #AF3866 #A2AF38 #38AF81

split-complementary

#4538AF #AF8138 #66AF38

monochromatic

#201A52 #332981 #4538AF #665ACA #9188D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#4538AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4538AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538AF

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538AF	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.181 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570c8',
    500: '#4538af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538af;
$custom-light: #8570c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.555,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43285,
    "c": 0.18069,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538AF

secondary

#BCC380

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538AF

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

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