#4838BF#4838BF

#4838BF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.200 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838BF
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(247, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.91, 45.65, -68.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.91, 82.20, 303.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.0348 -0.1971)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.2 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.4876, 7.9666, 50.1071)
Luminance	0.0797 (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

#4838BF #AFBF38

analogous

#386BBF #4838BF #8B38BF

triadic

#4838BF #BF4838 #38BF48

tetradic

#4838BF #BF386B #AFBF38 #38BF8B

square

#4838BF #BF386B #AFBF38 #38BF8B

split-complementary

#4838BF #BF8B38 #6BBF38

monochromatic

#241C60 #362A90 #4838BF #7063D1 #9B92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#4838BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4838BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838BF

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838BF	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.200 280.0);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.111,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44994,
    "c": 0.20019,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.07968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838BF

secondary

#C2CA89

accent

#DE4ACC

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838BF

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

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