#4838CD#4838CD

#4838CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.217 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838CD
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(246, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.23, 50.01, -74.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.23, 89.62, 303.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.33% 0.0322 -0.2147)
OKLCH	oklch(46.33% 0.217 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1026, 8.6126, 58.6123)
Luminance	0.0861 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838CD #BDCD38

analogous

#3872CD #4838CD #9238CD

triadic

#4838CD #CD4838 #38CD48

tetradic

#4838CD #CD3872 #BDCD38 #38CD92

square

#4838CD #CD3872 #BDCD38 #38CD92

split-complementary

#4838CD #CD9238 #72CD38

monochromatic

#251C6F #3528A0 #4838CD #7569D9 #A29AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#4838CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4838CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838CD

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838CD	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.217 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71de',
    500: '#4838cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838cd;
$custom-light: #8c71de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.443,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46327,
    "c": 0.21712,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838CD

secondary

#CAD18F

accent

#E345D2

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838CD

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