#4538BB#4538BB

#4538BB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.196 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538BB
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 43.99, -67.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 80.15, 303.29°)
OKLab	oklab(44.39% 0.0315 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(44.39% 0.196 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.8352, 7.6804, 47.8102)
Luminance	0.0768 (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

#4538BB #AEBB38

analogous

#386DBB #4538BB #8638BB

triadic

#4538BB #BB4538 #38BB45

tetradic

#4538BB #BB386D #AEBB38 #38BB86

square

#4538BB #BB386D #AEBB38 #38BB86

split-complementary

#4538BB #BB8638 #6DBB38

monochromatic

#221C5D #342A8C #4538BB #6C61D0 #9790DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#4538BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#4538BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538BB

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538BB	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.196 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770d1',
    500: '#4538bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538bb;
$custom-light: #8770d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.954,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44389,
    "c": 0.19582,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538BB

secondary

#C2C886

accent

#DD4BCF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538BB

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

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