#4B38AE#4B38AE

#4B38AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.178 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B38AE
RGB	rgb(75, 56, 174)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 40.79, -60.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 72.83, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.69% 0.0417 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(43.69% 0.178 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9535, 7.3795, 40.8307)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.84

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B38AE #9BAE38

analogous

#3860AE #4B38AE #8638AE

triadic

#4B38AE #AE4B38 #38AE4B

tetradic

#4B38AE #AE3860 #9BAE38 #38AE86

square

#4B38AE #AE3860 #9BAE38 #38AE86

split-complementary

#4B38AE #AE8638 #60AE38

monochromatic

#231A51 #372980 #4B38AE #6C59CA #9588D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4B38AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4B38AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B38AE

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B38AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B38AE	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)

#0050B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b38ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 56, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.178 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8770c7',
    500: '#4b38ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b38ae;
$custom-light: #8770c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b38ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.661,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43691,
    "c": 0.17849,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B38AE

secondary

#B8C37F

accent

#DB4DC4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B38AE

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

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