#4B38D0#4B38D0

#4B38D0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.220 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B38D0
RGB	rgb(75, 56, 208)
HSL	hsl(248, 62%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(248, 73%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 73.1%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 51.28, -75.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 91.06, 304.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0356 -0.2172)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.22 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.6974, 8.8770, 60.5485)
Luminance	0.0888 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B38D0 #BDD038

analogous

#3871D0 #4B38D0 #9738D0

triadic

#4B38D0 #D04B38 #38D04B

tetradic

#4B38D0 #D03871 #BDD038 #38D097

square

#4B38D0 #D03871 #BDD038 #38D097

split-complementary

#4B38D0 #D09738 #71D038

monochromatic

#261B73 #3627A4 #4B38D0 #786ADC #A59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4B38D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4B38D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B38D0

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B38D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B38D0	1.00	7.57	2.78	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006381

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b38d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 56, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.220 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71e0',
    500: '#4b38d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b38d0;
$custom-light: #8e71e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b38d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.5,
    "s": 61.789,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4684,
    "c": 0.22009,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B38D0

secondary

#CBD391

accent

#E543D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B38D0

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

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