#4838BB#4838BB

#4838BB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.195 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838BB
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(247, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.55, 44.40, -66.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.55, 80.04, 303.69°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% 0.0356 -0.192)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.195 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0535, 7.7930, 47.8204)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838BB #ABBB38

analogous

#386ABB #4838BB #8938BB

triadic

#4838BB #BB4838 #38BB48

tetradic

#4838BB #BB386A #ABBB38 #38BB89

square

#4838BB #BB386A #ABBB38 #38BB89

split-complementary

#4838BB #BB8938 #6ABB38

monochromatic

#241C5D #362A8C #4838BB #6E61D0 #9990DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#4838BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4838BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838BB

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838BB	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.195 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870d1',
    500: '#4838bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838bb;
$custom-light: #8870d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.328,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44621,
    "c": 0.19525,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838BB

secondary

#C0C886

accent

#DD4BCB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838BB

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

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