#4538C2#4538C2

#4538C2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.204 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538C2
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 46.21, -70.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 83.92, 303.41°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.0303 -0.2022)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.204 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6029, 7.9875, 51.8534)
Luminance	0.0799 (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

#4538C2 #B5C238

analogous

#3870C2 #4538C2 #8A38C2

triadic

#4538C2 #C24538 #38C245

tetradic

#4538C2 #C23870 #B5C238 #38C28A

square

#4538C2 #C23870 #B5C238 #38C28A

split-complementary

#4538C2 #C28A38 #70C238

monochromatic

#231D63 #342A93 #4538C2 #6F65D2 #9B94E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4538C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4538C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538C2

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538C2	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.204 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870d6',
    500: '#4538c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538c2;
$custom-light: #8870d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.652,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4505,
    "c": 0.20445,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538C2

secondary

#C5CB8A

accent

#DF49D0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538C2

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

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