#4938AE#4938AE

#4938AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.179 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4938AE
RGB	rgb(73, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.48, 40.46, -60.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.48, 72.89, 303.72°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.039 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.179 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7994, 7.3000, 40.8235)
Luminance	0.0730 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.87

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4938AE #9DAE38

analogous

#3862AE #4938AE #8438AE

triadic

#4938AE #AE4938 #38AE49

tetradic

#4938AE #AE3862 #9DAE38 #38AE84

square

#4938AE #AE3862 #9DAE38 #38AE84

split-complementary

#4938AE #AE8438 #62AE38

monochromatic

#221A51 #362980 #4938AE #6A59CA #9388D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#4938AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#4938AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4938AE

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4938AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4938AE	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4938ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.179 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670c7',
    500: '#4938ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4938ae;
$custom-light: #8670c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4938ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.644,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43522,
    "c": 0.17877,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4938AE

secondary

#B9C37F

accent

#DB4DC6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4938AE

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