#4538C3#4538C3

#4538C3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.206 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538C3
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 46.52, -70.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 84.45, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% 0.0301 -0.2034)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.206 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.7156, 8.0326, 52.4468)
Luminance	0.0803 (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

#4538C3 #B6C338

analogous

#3870C3 #4538C3 #8B38C3

triadic

#4538C3 #C34538 #38C345

tetradic

#4538C3 #C33870 #B6C338 #38C38B

square

#4538C3 #C33870 #B6C338 #38C38B

split-complementary

#4538C3 #C38B38 #70C338

monochromatic

#231D64 #342A93 #4538C3 #7065D3 #9C95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#4538C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4538C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538C3

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538C3	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.206 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870d6',
    500: '#4538c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538c3;
$custom-light: #8870d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.612,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45145,
    "c": 0.20567,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538C3

secondary

#C6CC8B

accent

#DF49D1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538C3

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

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