#4C38BD#4C38BD

#4C38BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.197 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38BD
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 189)
HSL	hsl(249, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 70.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 45.59, -66.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 80.97, 304.26°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0407 -0.1928)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.197 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5771, 8.0380, 48.9703)
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

#4C38BD #A9BD38

analogous

#3866BD #4C38BD #8F38BD

triadic

#4C38BD #BD4C38 #38BD4C

tetradic

#4C38BD #BD3866 #A9BD38 #38BD8F

square

#4C38BD #BD3866 #A9BD38 #38BD8F

split-complementary

#4C38BD #BD8F38 #66BD38

monochromatic

#261C5F #392A8E #4C38BD #7262D0 #9D91DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#4C38BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4C38BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38BD

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38BD	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)

#0055C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.197 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71d2',
    500: '#4c38bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38bd;
$custom-light: #8b71d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.023,
    "s": 54.286,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45127,
    "c": 0.19706,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38BD

secondary

#BFC987

accent

#DE4AC7

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38BD

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

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