#4B38BD#4B38BD

#4B38BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.197 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B38BD
RGB	rgb(75, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(249, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.98, 45.45, -67.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.98, 81.01, 304.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.0393 -0.1933)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.197 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.4983, 7.9974, 48.9666)
Luminance	0.0800 (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

#4B38BD #AABD38

analogous

#3868BD #4B38BD #8D38BD

triadic

#4B38BD #BD4B38 #38BD4B

tetradic

#4B38BD #BD3868 #AABD38 #38BD8D

square

#4B38BD #BD3868 #AABD38 #38BD8D

split-complementary

#4B38BD #BD8D38 #68BD38

monochromatic

#261C5F #382A8E #4B38BD #7262D0 #9C91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4B38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4B38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B38BD

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B38BD	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.197 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71d2',
    500: '#4b38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b38bd;
$custom-light: #8a71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45045,
    "c": 0.19722,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B38BD

secondary

#C0C987

accent

#DE4AC9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B38BD

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

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