#4B38BE#4B38BE

#4B38BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.198 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B38BE
RGB	rgb(75, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(249, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.07, 45.76, -67.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.07, 81.55, 304.13°)
OKLab	oklab(45.14% 0.0391 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(45.14% 0.198 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6072, 8.0409, 49.5402)
Luminance	0.0804 (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

#4B38BE #ABBE38

analogous

#3868BE #4B38BE #8E38BE

triadic

#4B38BE #BE4B38 #38BE4B

tetradic

#4B38BE #BE3868 #ABBE38 #38BE8E

square

#4B38BE #BE3868 #ABBE38 #38BE8E

split-complementary

#4B38BE #BE8E38 #68BE38

monochromatic

#261C5F #382A8F #4B38BE #7262D1 #9D92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#4B38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4B38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B38BE

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B38BE	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)

#0055C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.198 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71d3',
    500: '#4b38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b38be;
$custom-light: #8a71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.507,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45138,
    "c": 0.19844,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B38BE

secondary

#C0CA88

accent

#DE4AC9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B38BE

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

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