#4836DD#4836DD

#4836DD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.238 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4836DD
RGB	rgb(72, 54, 221)
HSL	hsl(246, 71%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(246, 76%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 75.6%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 55.92, -81.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 98.94, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.0299 -0.2358)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.238 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.0386, 9.2350, 69.2772)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4836DD #CBDD36

analogous

#3678DD #4836DD #9C36DD

triadic

#4836DD #DD4836 #36DD48

tetradic

#4836DD #DD3678 #CBDD36 #36DD9C

square

#4836DD #DD3678 #CBDD36 #36DD9C

split-complementary

#4836DD #DD9C36 #78DD36

monochromatic

#221683 #2F1FB7 #4836DD #786AE6 #A79FEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#4836DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#4836DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4836DD

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4836DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4836DD	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006788

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4836dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 54, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.238 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f71e9',
    500: '#4836dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4836dd;
$custom-light: #8f71e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4836dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.467,
    "s": 71.064,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47649,
    "c": 0.23771,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4836DD

secondary

#D3DB94

accent

#EE3ADA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4836DD

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

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