#4838D3#4838D3

#4838D3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.224 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4838D3
RGB	rgb(72, 56, 211)
HSL	hsl(246, 64%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(246, 73%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.81, 51.85, -76.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.81, 92.74, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% 0.0309 -0.2221)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.224 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8407, 8.9079, 62.5000)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4838D3 #C3D338

analogous

#3875D3 #4838D3 #9638D3

triadic

#4838D3 #D34838 #38D348

tetradic

#4838D3 #D33875 #C3D338 #38D396

square

#4838D3 #D33875 #C3D338 #38D396

split-complementary

#4838D3 #D39638 #75D338

monochromatic

#241A76 #3325A9 #4838D3 #766ADE #A49CE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4838D3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4838D3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4838D3

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4838D3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4838D3	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ED0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006483

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4838d3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 56, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.224 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71e2',
    500: '#4838d3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4838d3;
$custom-light: #8d71e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4838d3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.194,
    "s": 63.786,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46911,
    "c": 0.22423,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4838D3

secondary

#CED592

accent

#E741D6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4838D3

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

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