#4938AA#4938AA

#4938AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.174 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4938AA
RGB	rgb(73, 56, 170)
HSL	hsl(249, 50%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 67.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, 39.20, -58.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 70.67, 303.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43.17% 0.0395 -0.1691)
OKLCH	oklch(43.17% 0.174 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4153, 7.1464, 38.8003)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.11

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4938AA #99AA38

analogous

#3860AA #4938AA #8238AA

triadic

#4938AA #AA4938 #38AA49

tetradic

#4938AA #AA3860 #99AA38 #38AA82

square

#4938AA #AA3860 #99AA38 #38AA82

split-complementary

#4938AA #AA8238 #60AA38

monochromatic

#211A4E #35297C #4938AA #6857C8 #9285D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#4938AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4938AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4938AA

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4938AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4938AA	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4938aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 56, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.174 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670c4',
    500: '#4938aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4938aa;
$custom-light: #8670c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4938aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.947,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43169,
    "c": 0.17366,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4938AA

secondary

#B7C17D

accent

#DA4EC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4938AA

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

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