#4C38BE#4C38BE

#4C38BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.198 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38BE
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 190)
HSL	hsl(249, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 70.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.15, 45.90, -67.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.15, 81.51, 304.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.22% 0.0405 -0.1941)
OKLCH	oklch(45.22% 0.198 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6860, 8.0816, 49.5439)
Luminance	0.0808 (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

#4C38BE #AABE38

analogous

#3867BE #4C38BE #8F38BE

triadic

#4C38BE #BE4C38 #38BE4C

tetradic

#4C38BE #BE3867 #AABE38 #38BE8F

square

#4C38BE #BE3867 #AABE38 #38BE8F

split-complementary

#4C38BE #BE8F38 #67BE38

monochromatic

#261C5F #392A8F #4C38BE #7362D1 #9D92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#4C38BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4C38BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38BE

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38BE	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	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: #4c38be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.198 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71d3',
    500: '#4c38be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38be;
$custom-light: #8b71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.955,
    "s": 54.472,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45219,
    "c": 0.19828,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38BE

secondary

#C0CA88

accent

#DE4AC8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38BE

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

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