#4A38AE#4A38AE

#4A38AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.179 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A38AE
RGB	rgb(74, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 40.62, -60.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 72.86, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.61% 0.0403 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(43.61% 0.179 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8758, 7.3394, 40.8271)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.85

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A38AE #9CAE38

analogous

#3861AE #4A38AE #8538AE

triadic

#4A38AE #AE4A38 #38AE4A

tetradic

#4A38AE #AE3861 #9CAE38 #38AE85

square

#4A38AE #AE3861 #9CAE38 #38AE85

split-complementary

#4A38AE #AE8538 #61AE38

monochromatic

#231A51 #362980 #4A38AE #6B59CA #9488D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#4A38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4A38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A38AE

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A38AE	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.179 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770c7',
    500: '#4a38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a38ae;
$custom-light: #8770c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.153,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43606,
    "c": 0.17862,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A38AE

secondary

#B8C37F

accent

#DB4DC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A38AE

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

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