#4A38C0#4A38C0

#4A38C0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.201 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A38C0
RGB	rgb(74, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(248, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(248, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 46.24, -68.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 82.66, 304.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.0374 -0.1975)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.201 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7496, 8.0890, 50.6957)
Luminance	0.0809 (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

#4A38C0 #AEC038

analogous

#386AC0 #4A38C0 #8E38C0

triadic

#4A38C0 #C04A38 #38C04A

tetradic

#4A38C0 #C0386A #AEC038 #38C08E

square

#4A38C0 #C0386A #AEC038 #38C08E

split-complementary

#4A38C0 #C08E38 #6AC038

monochromatic

#251C61 #382A91 #4A38C0 #7264D2 #9D93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#4A38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4A38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A38C0

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A38C0	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.201 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71d4',
    500: '#4a38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a38c0;
$custom-light: #8a71d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.941,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45244,
    "c": 0.20105,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A38C0

secondary

#C2CB89

accent

#DE4ACB

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A38C0

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

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