#4838CA#4838CA

#4838CA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.214 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838CA
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 202)
HSL	hsl(247, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(247, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 49.08, -73.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 88.05, 303.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.0328 -0.211)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.214 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7439, 8.4691, 56.7234)
Luminance	0.0847 (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

#4838CA #BACA38

analogous

#3871CA #4838CA #9138CA

triadic

#4838CA #CA4838 #38CA48

tetradic

#4838CA #CA3871 #BACA38 #38CA91

square

#4838CA #CA3871 #BACA38 #38CA91

split-complementary

#4838CA #CA9138 #71CA38

monochromatic

#251D6B #36299B #4838CA #7468D7 #A199E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.80

#4838CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4838CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838CA

7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838CA	1.00	7.80	2.69	7.80
#FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.214 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71db',
    500: '#4838ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838ca;
$custom-light: #8b71db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.575,
    "s": 57.937,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46038,
    "c": 0.21353,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838CA

secondary

#C8CF8E

accent

#E147D0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838CA

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

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