#4838CF#4838CF

#4838CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.220 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838CF
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(246, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.42, 50.62, -75.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.42, 90.67, 303.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.0318 -0.2172)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.22 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.3455, 8.7098, 59.8919)
Luminance	0.0871 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.65

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838CF #BFCF38

analogous

#3874CF #4838CF #9438CF

triadic

#4838CF #CF4838 #38CF48

tetradic

#4838CF #CF3874 #BFCF38 #38CF94

square

#4838CF #CF3874 #BFCF38 #38CF94

split-complementary

#4838CF #CF9438 #74CF38

monochromatic

#241B71 #3427A3 #4838CF #7569DB #A39BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#4838CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4838CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838CF

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838CF	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.220 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71df',
    500: '#4838cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838cf;
$custom-light: #8c71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.358,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46521,
    "c": 0.2195,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08711
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838CF

secondary

#CCD390

accent

#E444D3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838CF

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

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