#4538CC#4538CC

#4538CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.217 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538CC
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(245, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.91, 49.35, -74.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.91, 89.22, 303.58°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0284 -0.2147)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.217 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7640, 8.4519, 57.9684)
Luminance	0.0845 (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

#4538CC #BFCC38

analogous

#3875CC #4538CC #8F38CC

triadic

#4538CC #CC4538 #38CC45

tetradic

#4538CC #CC3875 #BFCC38 #38CC8F

square

#4538CC #CC3875 #BFCC38 #38CC8F

split-complementary

#4538CC #CC8F38 #75CC38

monochromatic

#231C6E #33299E #4538CC #7369D8 #A099E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#4538CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4538CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538CC

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538CC	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.217 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71dd',
    500: '#4538cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538cc;
$custom-light: #8a71dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.27,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46013,
    "c": 0.21655,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538CC

secondary

#CBD18F

accent

#E245D5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538CC

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

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