#4838C0#4838C0

#4838C0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.201 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838C0
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(247, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(247, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 45.97, -68.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 82.73, 303.75°)
OKLab	oklab(45.09% 0.0347 -0.1984)
OKLCH	oklch(45.09% 0.201 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5981, 8.0108, 50.6886)
Luminance	0.0801 (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

#4838C0 #B0C038

analogous

#386CC0 #4838C0 #8C38C0

triadic

#4838C0 #C04838 #38C048

tetradic

#4838C0 #C0386C #B0C038 #38C08C

square

#4838C0 #C0386C #B0C038 #38C08C

split-complementary

#4838C0 #C08C38 #6CC038

monochromatic

#241C61 #362A91 #4838C0 #7064D2 #9C93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#4838C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4838C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838C0

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838C0	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.201 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970d4',
    500: '#4838c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838c0;
$custom-light: #8970d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.059,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45087,
    "c": 0.20141,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08012
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838C0

secondary

#C3CB89

accent

#DE4ACD

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838C0

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

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