#4738CC#4738CC

#4738CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.216 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4738CC
RGB	rgb(71, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(246, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 49.58, -74.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 89.14, 303.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.0311 -0.2139)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.216 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9083, 8.5263, 57.9751)
Luminance	0.0853 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4738CC #BDCC38

analogous

#3873CC #4738CC #9138CC

triadic

#4738CC #CC4738 #38CC47

tetradic

#4738CC #CC3873 #BDCC38 #38CC91

square

#4738CC #CC3873 #BDCC38 #38CC91

split-complementary

#4738CC #CC9138 #73CC38

monochromatic

#241C6E #34299E #4738CC #7469D8 #A199E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#4738CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4738CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4738CC

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4738CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4738CC	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4738cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.216 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71dd',
    500: '#4738cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4738cc;
$custom-light: #8b71dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4738cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.081,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46157,
    "c": 0.21613,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4738CC

secondary

#CAD18F

accent

#E245D2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4738CC

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

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