#4538CE#4538CE

#4538CE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.219 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538CE
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 206)
HSL	hsl(245, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 72.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 49.98, -75.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 90.27, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.0281 -0.2171)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.219 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.0054, 8.5485, 59.2398)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538CE #C1CE38

analogous

#3876CE #4538CE #9038CE

triadic

#4538CE #CE4538 #38CE45

tetradic

#4538CE #CE3876 #C1CE38 #38CE90

square

#4538CE #CE3876 #C1CE38 #38CE90

split-complementary

#4538CE #CE9038 #76CE38

monochromatic

#231C70 #3228A1 #4538CE #7369DA #A19AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#4538CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4538CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538CE

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538CE	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CCB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.219 277.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.2,
    "s": 60.484,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46208,
    "c": 0.21893,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538CE

secondary

#CCD290

accent

#E444D6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538CE

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

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