#4538B8#4538B8

#4538B8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.192 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538B8
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 184)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 69.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.03, 43.03, -65.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.03, 78.52, 303.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.11% 0.032 -0.1894)
OKLCH	oklch(44.11% 0.192 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5174, 7.5533, 46.1364)
Luminance	0.0755 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.87

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538B8 #ABB838

analogous

#386BB8 #4538B8 #8538B8

triadic

#4538B8 #B84538 #38B845

tetradic

#4538B8 #B8386B #ABB838 #38B885

square

#4538B8 #B8386B #ABB838 #38B885

split-complementary

#4538B8 #B88538 #6BB838

monochromatic

#221B5A #332A89 #4538B8 #6A5FCE #968EDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#4538B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#4538B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538B8

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538B8	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.192 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670ce',
    500: '#4538b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538b8;
$custom-light: #8670ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.094,
    "s": 53.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44109,
    "c": 0.19208,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538B8

secondary

#C0C785

accent

#DD4BCE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0C0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538B8

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

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