#4C38BC#4C38BC

#4C38BC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.196 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38BC
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(249, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.97, 45.28, -66.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.97, 80.43, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.04% 0.0408 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(45.04% 0.196 282)
XYZ	xyz(13.4689, 7.9948, 48.4006)
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

#4C38BC #A8BC38

analogous

#3866BC #4C38BC #8E38BC

triadic

#4C38BC #BC4C38 #38BC4C

tetradic

#4C38BC #BC3866 #A8BC38 #38BC8E

square

#4C38BC #BC3866 #A8BC38 #38BC8E

split-complementary

#4C38BC #BC8E38 #66BC38

monochromatic

#261C5E #392A8D #4C38BC #7261D0 #9C90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4C38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4C38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38BC

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38BC	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)

#0054C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.196 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a71d1',
    500: '#4c38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38bc;
$custom-light: #8a71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.091,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45035,
    "c": 0.19583,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.07996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38BC

secondary

#BFC987

accent

#DD4AC7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38BC

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

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