#4C38CF#4C38CF

#4C38CF is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.219 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38CF
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(248, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(248, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.73, 51.10, -74.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.73, 90.50, 304.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0371 -0.2155)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.219 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6536, 8.8686, 59.9063)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C38CF #BBCF38

analogous

#3870CF #4C38CF #9838CF

triadic

#4C38CF #CF4C38 #38CF4C

tetradic

#4C38CF #CF3870 #BBCF38 #38CF98

square

#4C38CF #CF3870 #BBCF38 #38CF98

split-complementary

#4C38CF #CF9838 #70CF38

monochromatic

#271B71 #3827A3 #4C38CF #7869DB #A59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4C38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4C38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38CF

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38CF	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.219 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e71df',
    500: '#4c38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38cf;
$custom-light: #8e71df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.947,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4682,
    "c": 0.21872,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0887
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38CF

secondary

#CAD390

accent

#E444CF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38CF

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

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