#4C38C3#4C38C3

#4C38C3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.204 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38C3
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 195)
HSL	hsl(249, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 71.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 47.43, -69.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 84.18, 304.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.68% 0.0395 -0.2005)
OKLCH	oklch(45.68% 0.204 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2419, 8.3040, 52.4715)
Luminance	0.0830 (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

#4C38C3 #AFC338

analogous

#386AC3 #4C38C3 #9238C3

triadic

#4C38C3 #C34C38 #38C34C

tetradic

#4C38C3 #C3386A #AFC338 #38C392

square

#4C38C3 #C3386A #AFC338 #38C392

split-complementary

#4C38C3 #C39238 #6AC338

monochromatic

#271D64 #392A93 #4C38C3 #7565D3 #A095E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4C38C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4C38C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38C3

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38C3	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.204 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71d6',
    500: '#4c38c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38c3;
$custom-light: #8c71d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.633,
    "s": 55.378,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45683,
    "c": 0.20437,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38C3

secondary

#C2CC8B

accent

#DF49C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38C3

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

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