#4A36BE#4A36BE

#4A36BE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.201 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A36BE
RGB	rgb(74, 54, 190)
HSL	hsl(249, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.1%, 71.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 46.72, -68.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 82.75, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0392 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.201 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4346, 7.8109, 49.5049)
Luminance	0.0781 (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

#4A36BE #AABE36

analogous

#3666BE #4A36BE #8E36BE

triadic

#4A36BE #BE4A36 #36BE4A

tetradic

#4A36BE #BE3666 #AABE36 #36BE8E

square

#4A36BE #BE3666 #AABE36 #36BE8E

split-complementary

#4A36BE #BE8E36 #66BE36

monochromatic

#251B5F #37288E #4A36BE #7060D2 #9B8FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#4A36BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4A36BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A36BE

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A36BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A36BE	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a36be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 54, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.201 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a6fd3',
    500: '#4a36be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a36be;
$custom-light: #8a6fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a36be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.824,
    "s": 55.738,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44773,
    "c": 0.20077,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A36BE

secondary

#C0CA86

accent

#DF49C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A36BE

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

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