#4538DE#4538DE

#4538DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.238 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4538DE
RGB	rgb(69, 56, 222)
HSL	hsl(245, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(245, 75%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.9%, 74.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 54.92, -81.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 98.52, 303.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.8% 0.0248 -0.2364)
OKLCH	oklch(47.8% 0.238 276)
XYZ	xyz(17.0489, 9.3659, 70.0024)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4538DE #D1DE38

analogous

#387EDE #4538DE #9838DE

triadic

#4538DE #DE4538 #38DE45

tetradic

#4538DE #DE387E #D1DE38 #38DE98

square

#4538DE #DE387E #D1DE38 #38DE98

split-complementary

#4538DE #DE9838 #7EDE38

monochromatic

#1F1685 #2B1FBA #4538DE #766CE7 #A7A1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#4538DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4538DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4538DE

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4538DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4538DE	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DE3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4538de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 56, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.238 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e72ea',
    500: '#4538de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4538de;
$custom-light: #8e72ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4538de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.699,
    "s": 71.552,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47798,
    "c": 0.23772,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.09367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4538DE

secondary

#D7DC96

accent

#EE3AE0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4538DE

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

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