#4838BD#4838BD

#4838BD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.198 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838BD
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(247, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 45.03, -67.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 81.12, 303.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.81% 0.0352 -0.1946)
OKLCH	oklch(44.81% 0.198 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.2691, 7.8792, 48.9559)
Luminance	0.0788 (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

#4838BD #ADBD38

analogous

#386ABD #4838BD #8A38BD

triadic

#4838BD #BD4838 #38BD48

tetradic

#4838BD #BD386A #ADBD38 #38BD8A

square

#4838BD #BD386A #ADBD38 #38BD8A

split-complementary

#4838BD #BD8A38 #6ABD38

monochromatic

#241C5F #362A8E #4838BD #6F62D0 #9A91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#4838BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4838BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838BD

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838BD	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.198 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970d2',
    500: '#4838bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838bd;
$custom-light: #8970d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.218,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44807,
    "c": 0.19773,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838BD

secondary

#C1C987

accent

#DE4ACC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838BD

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

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