#4B38AF#4B38AF

#4B38AF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.180 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B38AF
RGB	rgb(75, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.74, 41.10, -60.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.74, 73.38, 304.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.78% 0.0416 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(43.78% 0.18 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0513, 7.4186, 41.3460)
Luminance	0.0742 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B38AF #9CAF38

analogous

#3860AF #4B38AF #8638AF

triadic

#4B38AF #AF4B38 #38AF4B

tetradic

#4B38AF #AF3860 #9CAF38 #38AF86

square

#4B38AF #AF3860 #9CAF38 #38AF86

split-complementary

#4B38AF #AF8638 #60AF38

monochromatic

#231A52 #372981 #4B38AF #6C5ACA #9588D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.45

#4B38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4B38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B38AF

8.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B38AF	1.00	8.45	2.48	8.45
#FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.180 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870c8',
    500: '#4b38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b38af;
$custom-light: #8870c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.58,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4378,
    "c": 0.17976,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B38AF

secondary

#B8C380

accent

#DB4DC4

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B38AF

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