#4538CD#4538CD

#4538CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.218 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538CD
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(245, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.00, 49.66, -74.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.00, 89.74, 303.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.0282 -0.2159)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.218 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8843, 8.5001, 58.6021)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.01

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538CD #C0CD38

analogous

#3875CD #4538CD #8F38CD

triadic

#4538CD #CD4538 #38CD45

tetradic

#4538CD #CD3875 #C0CD38 #38CD8F

square

#4538CD #CD3875 #C0CD38 #38CD8F

split-complementary

#4538CD #CD8F38 #75CD38

monochromatic

#231C6F #3328A0 #4538CD #7369D9 #A09AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#4538CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#4538CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538CD

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538CD	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.218 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71de',
    500: '#4538cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538cd;
$custom-light: #8a71de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.235,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46111,
    "c": 0.21774,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538CD

secondary

#CCD18F

accent

#E345D5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538CD

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

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