#4838AE#4838AE

#4838AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.179 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838AE
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.39, 40.30, -60.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.39, 72.92, 303.55°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% 0.0376 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.179 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7243, 7.2613, 40.8199)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.90

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838AE #9EAE38

analogous

#3863AE #4838AE #8338AE

triadic

#4838AE #AE4838 #38AE48

tetradic

#4838AE #AE3863 #9EAE38 #38AE83

square

#4838AE #AE3863 #9EAE38 #38AE83

split-complementary

#4838AE #AE8338 #63AE38

monochromatic

#221A51 #352980 #4838AE #6959CA #9388D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#4838AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#4838AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838AE

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838AE	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.179 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670c7',
    500: '#4838ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838ae;
$custom-light: #8670c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.136,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43439,
    "c": 0.17893,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838AE

secondary

#BAC37F

accent

#DB4DC8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838AE

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