#4837AE#4837AE

#4837AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.180 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4837AE
RGB	rgb(72, 55, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.18, 40.88, -61.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.18, 73.54, 303.78°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.0385 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.18 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6763, 7.1653, 40.8040)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4837AE #9DAE37

analogous

#3762AE #4837AE #8337AE

triadic

#4837AE #AE4837 #37AE48

tetradic

#4837AE #AE3762 #9DAE37 #37AE83

square

#4837AE #AE3762 #9DAE37 #37AE83

split-complementary

#4837AE #AE8337 #62AE37

monochromatic

#221A51 #35287F #4837AE #6858CA #9286D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#4837AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4837AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4837AE

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4837AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4837AE	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4837ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 55, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.180 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fc7',
    500: '#4837ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4837ae;
$custom-light: #866fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4837ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 51.965,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43284,
    "c": 0.1801,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4837AE

secondary

#B9C37E

accent

#DB4CC7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4837AE

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