#4938BE#4938BE

#4938BE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.199 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4938BE
RGB	rgb(73, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(248, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(248, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.90, 45.48, -67.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.90, 81.62, 303.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.98% 0.0364 -0.1954)
OKLCH	oklch(44.98% 0.199 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4532, 7.9615, 49.5330)
Luminance	0.0796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4938BE #ADBE38

analogous

#386ABE #4938BE #8C38BE

triadic

#4938BE #BE4938 #38BE49

tetradic

#4938BE #BE386A #ADBE38 #38BE8C

square

#4938BE #BE386A #ADBE38 #38BE8C

split-complementary

#4938BE #BE8C38 #6ABE38

monochromatic

#251C5F #372A8F #4938BE #7062D1 #9B92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#4938BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4938BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4938BE

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4938BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4938BE	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4938be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.199 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970d3',
    500: '#4938be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4938be;
$custom-light: #8970d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4938be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.612,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44978,
    "c": 0.19879,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4938BE

secondary

#C1CA88

accent

#DE4ACB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4938BE

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

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