#4538BD#4538BD

#4538BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.198 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538BD
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 44.62, -67.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 81.23, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% 0.0312 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.198 279)
XYZ	xyz(13.0508, 7.7667, 48.9456)
Luminance	0.0777 (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

#4538BD #B0BD38

analogous

#386DBD #4538BD #8838BD

triadic

#4538BD #BD4538 #38BD45

tetradic

#4538BD #BD386D #B0BD38 #38BD88

square

#4538BD #BD386D #B0BD38 #38BD88

split-complementary

#4538BD #BD8838 #6DBD38

monochromatic

#231C5F #342A8E #4538BD #6D62D0 #9991DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#4538BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4538BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538BD

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538BD	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.198 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770d2',
    500: '#4538bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538bd;
$custom-light: #8770d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.865,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44576,
    "c": 0.1983,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.07768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538BD

secondary

#C3C987

accent

#DE4ACF

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538BD

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

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