#4538B2#4538B2

#4538B2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.185 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538B2
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.50, 41.11, -63.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.50, 75.23, 303.13°)
OKLab	oklab(43.56% 0.033 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(43.56% 0.185 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9018, 7.3070, 42.8941)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538B2 #A5B238

analogous

#3868B2 #4538B2 #8238B2

triadic

#4538B2 #B24538 #38B245

tetradic

#4538B2 #B23868 #A5B238 #38B282

square

#4538B2 #B23868 #A5B238 #38B282

split-complementary

#4538B2 #B28238 #68B238

monochromatic

#211B55 #332983 #4538B2 #685CCC #938ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#4538B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#4538B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538B2

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538B2	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.185 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570ca',
    500: '#4538b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538b2;
$custom-light: #8570ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.393,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43557,
    "c": 0.18452,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538B2

secondary

#BDC581

accent

#DC4CCC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538B2

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

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