#4C38CD#4C38CD

#4C38CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.216 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38CD
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(248, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(248, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 50.49, -73.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 89.45, 304.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.0375 -0.2131)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.216 280)
XYZ	xyz(15.4106, 8.7714, 58.6267)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C38CD #B9CD38

analogous

#386ECD #4C38CD #9638CD

triadic

#4C38CD #CD4C38 #38CD4C

tetradic

#4C38CD #CD386E #B9CD38 #38CD96

square

#4C38CD #CD386E #B9CD38 #38CD96

split-complementary

#4C38CD #CD9638 #6ECD38

monochromatic

#271C6F #3828A0 #4C38CD #7869D9 #A49AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#4C38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4C38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38CD

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38CD	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.216 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d71de',
    500: '#4c38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38cd;
$custom-light: #8d71de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.054,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46628,
    "c": 0.21636,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38CD

secondary

#C8D18F

accent

#E345CE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38CD

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

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