#4538CB#4538CB

#4538CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.215 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538CB
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(245, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 49.04, -73.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 88.69, 303.57°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0286 -0.2134)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.215 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.6444, 8.4041, 57.3387)
Luminance	0.0840 (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

#4538CB #BECB38

analogous

#3874CB #4538CB #8E38CB

triadic

#4538CB #CB4538 #38CB45

tetradic

#4538CB #CB3874 #BECB38 #38CB8E

square

#4538CB #CB3874 #BECB38 #38CB8E

split-complementary

#4538CB #CB8E38 #74CB38

monochromatic

#231C6C #33299D #4538CB #7269D8 #A099E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#4538CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4538CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538CB

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538CB	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.215 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71dc',
    500: '#4538cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538cb;
$custom-light: #8a71dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.306,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45916,
    "c": 0.21535,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538CB

secondary

#CAD08F

accent

#E246D4

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFB

border

#CBC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538CB

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

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