#4538BA#4538BA

#4538BA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.195 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538BA
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.22, 43.67, -66.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.22, 79.61, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.0317 -0.192)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.195 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7285, 7.6377, 47.2483)
Luminance	0.0764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538BA #ADBA38

analogous

#386CBA #4538BA #8638BA

triadic

#4538BA #BA4538 #38BA45

tetradic

#4538BA #BA386C #ADBA38 #38BA86

square

#4538BA #BA386C #ADBA38 #38BA86

split-complementary

#4538BA #BA8638 #6CBA38

monochromatic

#221C5C #342A8B #4538BA #6B60CF #978FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#4538BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#4538BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538BA

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538BA	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.195 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770d0',
    500: '#4538ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538ba;
$custom-light: #8770d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44295,
    "c": 0.19457,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538BA

secondary

#C1C886

accent

#DD4BCE

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0D0714

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538BA

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

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