#4838CB#4838CB

#4838CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.215 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838CB
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(247, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(247, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.04, 49.39, -73.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.04, 88.57, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.0326 -0.2122)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.215 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8627, 8.5167, 57.3490)
Luminance	0.0852 (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

#4838CB #BBCB38

analogous

#3871CB #4838CB #9238CB

triadic

#4838CB #CB4838 #38CB48

tetradic

#4838CB #CB3871 #BBCB38 #38CB92

square

#4838CB #CB3871 #BBCB38 #38CB92

split-complementary

#4838CB #CB9238 #71CB38

monochromatic

#251C6C #36299D #4838CB #7569D8 #A199E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#4838CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#4838CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838CB

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838CB	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.215 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71dc',
    500: '#4838cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838cb;
$custom-light: #8b71dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.531,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46134,
    "c": 0.21473,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838CB

secondary

#C9D08F

accent

#E246D1

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838CB

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

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