#4838BC#4838BC

#4838BC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.196 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838BC
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(247, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, 44.71, -67.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 80.58, 303.70°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% 0.0354 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.196 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1609, 7.8359, 48.3862)
Luminance	0.0784 (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

#4838BC #ACBC38

analogous

#386ABC #4838BC #8A38BC

triadic

#4838BC #BC4838 #38BC48

tetradic

#4838BC #BC386A #ACBC38 #38BC8A

square

#4838BC #BC386A #ACBC38 #38BC8A

split-complementary

#4838BC #BC8A38 #6ABC38

monochromatic

#241C5E #362A8D #4838BC #6F61D0 #9A90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#4838BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4838BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838BC

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838BC	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.196 280.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44714,
    "c": 0.19649,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838BC

secondary

#C1C987

accent

#DD4ACC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838BC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →