#4738AE#4738AE

#4738AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.179 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4738AE
RGB	rgb(71, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.31, 40.14, -60.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.31, 72.95, 303.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% 0.0362 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.179 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6503, 7.2231, 40.8165)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4738AE #9FAE38

analogous

#3864AE #4738AE #8238AE

triadic

#4738AE #AE4738 #38AE47

tetradic

#4738AE #AE3864 #9FAE38 #38AE82

square

#4738AE #AE3864 #9FAE38 #38AE82

split-complementary

#4738AE #AE8238 #64AE38

monochromatic

#211A51 #342980 #4738AE #6859CA #9288D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#4738AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#4738AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4738AE

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4738AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4738AE	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4738ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.179 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570c7',
    500: '#4738ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4738ae;
$custom-light: #8570c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4738ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.627,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43356,
    "c": 0.17908,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4738AE

secondary

#BAC37F

accent

#DB4DC9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4738AE

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