#4C38C0#4C38C0

#4C38C0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.201 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38C0
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(249, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.33, 46.51, -68.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.33, 82.58, 304.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0401 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.201 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9061, 8.1696, 50.7031)
Luminance	0.0817 (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

#4C38C0 #ACC038

analogous

#3868C0 #4C38C0 #9038C0

triadic

#4C38C0 #C04C38 #38C04C

tetradic

#4C38C0 #C03868 #ACC038 #38C090

square

#4C38C0 #C03868 #ACC038 #38C090

split-complementary

#4C38C0 #C09038 #68C038

monochromatic

#261C61 #392A91 #4C38C0 #7464D2 #9E93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4C38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4C38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38C0

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38C0	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.201 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71d4',
    500: '#4c38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38c0;
$custom-light: #8b71d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.824,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45404,
    "c": 0.20072,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38C0

secondary

#C1CB89

accent

#DE4AC8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38C0

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

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