#4938CD#4938CD

#4938CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.217 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4938CD
RGB	rgb(73, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(247, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(247, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 50.13, -74.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 89.58, 304.03°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.0335 -0.2143)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.217 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1777, 8.6514, 58.6158)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.54

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4938CD #BCCD38

analogous

#3871CD #4938CD #9338CD

triadic

#4938CD #CD4938 #38CD49

tetradic

#4938CD #CD3871 #BCCD38 #38CD93

square

#4938CD #CD3871 #BCCD38 #38CD93

split-complementary

#4938CD #CD9338 #71CD38

monochromatic

#251C6F #3628A0 #4938CD #7669D9 #A29AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#4938CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#4938CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4938CD

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4938CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4938CD	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4938cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.217 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71de',
    500: '#4938cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4938cd;
$custom-light: #8c71de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4938cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.846,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46401,
    "c": 0.21692,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4938CD

secondary

#CAD18F

accent

#E345D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4938CD

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

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