#4738C3#4738C3

#4738C3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.205 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4738C3
RGB	rgb(71, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, 46.77, -70.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 84.38, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% 0.0328 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.205 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8599, 8.1070, 52.4536)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#4738C3 #B4C338

analogous

#386FC3 #4738C3 #8D38C3

triadic

#4738C3 #C34738 #38C347

tetradic

#4738C3 #C3386F #B4C338 #38C38D

square

#4738C3 #C3386F #B4C338 #38C38D

split-complementary

#4738C3 #C38D38 #6FC338

monochromatic

#241D64 #362A93 #4738C3 #7165D3 #9D95E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#4738C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4738C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4738C3

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4738C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4738C3	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4738c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.205 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8971d6',
    500: '#4738c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4738c3;
$custom-light: #8971d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4738c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.475,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45294,
    "c": 0.20526,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4738C3

secondary

#C5CC8B

accent

#DF49CF

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4738C3

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

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