#4838BE#4838BE

#4838BE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.199 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838BE
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(247, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.82, 45.34, -67.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.82, 81.66, 303.73°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.035 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.199 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3780, 7.9228, 49.5295)
Luminance	0.0792 (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

#4838BE #AEBE38

analogous

#386BBE #4838BE #8B38BE

triadic

#4838BE #BE4838 #38BE48

tetradic

#4838BE #BE386B #AEBE38 #38BE8B

square

#4838BE #BE386B #AEBE38 #38BE8B

split-complementary

#4838BE #BE8B38 #6BBE38

monochromatic

#241C5F #362A8F #4838BE #7062D1 #9B92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#4838BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4838BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838BE

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838BE	1.00	8.12	2.58	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.199 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970d3',
    500: '#4838be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838be;
$custom-light: #8970d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.164,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.449,
    "c": 0.19896,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838BE

secondary

#C2CA88

accent

#DE4ACC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838BE

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

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