#4738CD#4738CD

#4738CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.217 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4738CD
RGB	rgb(71, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(246, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 49.89, -74.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 89.66, 303.81°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.0309 -0.2151)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.217 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.0286, 8.5745, 58.6088)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4738CD #BECD38

analogous

#3873CD #4738CD #9138CD

triadic

#4738CD #CD4738 #38CD47

tetradic

#4738CD #CD3873 #BECD38 #38CD91

square

#4738CD #CD3873 #BECD38 #38CD91

split-complementary

#4738CD #CD9138 #73CD38

monochromatic

#241C6F #3428A0 #4738CD #7469D9 #A19AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#4738CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4738CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4738CD

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4738CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4738CD	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4738cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.217 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71de',
    500: '#4738cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4738cd;
$custom-light: #8b71de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4738cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.04,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46254,
    "c": 0.21732,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4738CD

secondary

#CBD18F

accent

#E345D3

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4738CD

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

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