#4838CC#4838CC
#4838CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.216 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4838CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 56, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 59%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 73%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.13, 49.70, -73.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.13, 89.10, 303.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.23% 0.0324 -0.2135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.23% 0.216 278.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9822, 8.5645, 57.9786) |
| Luminance | 0.0857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 1.68
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 1.73
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.94
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.13
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.68
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4838CC #BCCC38
analogous
#3872CC #4838CC #9238CC
triadic
#4838CC #CC4838 #38CC48
tetradic
#4838CC #CC3872 #BCCC38 #38CC92
square
#4838CC #CC3872 #BCCC38 #38CC92
split-complementary
#4838CC #CC9238 #72CC38
monochromatic
#251C6E #35299E #4838CC #7569D8 #A299E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.74
#4838CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.71
#4838CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4838CC
7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4838CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4838CC | 1.00 | 7.74 | 2.71 | 7.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00627F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4838cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.216 278.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b71dd',
500: '#4838cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4838cc; $custom-light: #8b71dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4838cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 72,
"g": 56,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.486,
"s": 59.2,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4623,
"c": 0.21593,
"h": 278.6
},
"luminance": 0.08566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4838CC
secondary
#CAD18F
accent
#E245D1
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2ECFB
border
#CCC7D4
text
#0D0815
muted
#7E7B83