#4538BF#4538BF

#4538BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.201 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538BF
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.68, 45.26, -68.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.68, 82.31, 303.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0308 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.201 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2694, 7.8541, 50.0968)
Luminance	0.0785 (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

#4538BF #B2BF38

analogous

#386EBF #4538BF #8838BF

triadic

#4538BF #BF4538 #38BF45

tetradic

#4538BF #BF386E #B2BF38 #38BF88

square

#4538BF #BF386E #B2BF38 #38BF88

split-complementary

#4538BF #BF8838 #6EBF38

monochromatic

#231C60 #342A90 #4538BF #6E63D1 #9A92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#4538BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4538BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538BF

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538BF	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.201 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870d3',
    500: '#4538bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538bf;
$custom-light: #8870d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44765,
    "c": 0.20076,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538BF

secondary

#C4CA89

accent

#DE4AD0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538BF

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

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