#4A38AF#4A38AF

#4A38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.180 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A38AF
RGB	rgb(74, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.65, 40.94, -60.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.65, 73.41, 303.89°)
OKLab	oklab(43.7% 0.0402 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(43.7% 0.18 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9737, 7.3786, 41.3424)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A38AF #9DAF38

analogous

#3861AF #4A38AF #8638AF

triadic

#4A38AF #AF4A38 #38AF4A

tetradic

#4A38AF #AF3861 #9DAF38 #38AF86

square

#4A38AF #AF3861 #9DAF38 #38AF86

split-complementary

#4A38AF #AF8638 #61AF38

monochromatic

#231A52 #362981 #4A38AF #6B5ACA #9588D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4A38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4A38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A38AF

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A38AF	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.180 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770c8',
    500: '#4a38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a38af;
$custom-light: #8770c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.076,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43695,
    "c": 0.1799,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A38AF

secondary

#B9C380

accent

#DB4DC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A38AF

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