#4838AA#4838AA

#4838AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.174 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838AA
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(248, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.05, 39.03, -58.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.05, 70.70, 303.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.08% 0.0381 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(43.08% 0.174 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.3401, 7.1076, 38.7968)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.14

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838AA #9AAA38

analogous

#3861AA #4838AA #8138AA

triadic

#4838AA #AA4838 #38AA48

tetradic

#4838AA #AA3861 #9AAA38 #38AA81

square

#4838AA #AA3861 #9AAA38 #38AA81

split-complementary

#4838AA #AA8138 #61AA38

monochromatic

#211A4E #35297C #4838AA #6757C8 #9185D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#4838AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#4838AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838AA

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838AA	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.174 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8570c4',
    500: '#4838aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838aa;
$custom-light: #8570c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.421,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43084,
    "c": 0.1738,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838AA

secondary

#B7C17D

accent

#DA4EC6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838AA

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

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