#4A38BF#4A38BF

#4A38BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.200 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A38BF
RGB	rgb(74, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(248, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(248, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 45.93, -68.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 82.12, 304.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% 0.0376 -0.1963)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.2 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6392, 8.0448, 50.1142)
Luminance	0.0805 (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

#4A38BF #ADBF38

analogous

#3869BF #4A38BF #8D38BF

triadic

#4A38BF #BF4A38 #38BF4A

tetradic

#4A38BF #BF3869 #ADBF38 #38BF8D

square

#4A38BF #BF3869 #ADBF38 #38BF8D

split-complementary

#4A38BF #BF8D38 #69BF38

monochromatic

#251C60 #382A90 #4A38BF #7263D1 #9D92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#4A38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4A38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A38BF

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A38BF	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.200 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71d3',
    500: '#4a38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a38bf;
$custom-light: #8a71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45151,
    "c": 0.19984,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A38BF

secondary

#C1CA89

accent

#DE4ACA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A38BF

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

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