#4D38C2#4D38C2

#4D38C2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.203 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D38C2
RGB	rgb(77, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(249, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(249, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 47.26, -68.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 83.61, 304.42°)
OKLab	oklab(45.67% 0.0411 -0.1988)
OKLCH	oklch(45.67% 0.203 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.2093, 8.3002, 51.8818)
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

#4D38C2 #ADC238

analogous

#3868C2 #4D38C2 #9238C2

triadic

#4D38C2 #C24D38 #38C24D

tetradic

#4D38C2 #C23868 #ADC238 #38C292

square

#4D38C2 #C23868 #ADC238 #38C292

split-complementary

#4D38C2 #C29238 #68C238

monochromatic

#271D63 #3A2A93 #4D38C2 #7565D2 #A094E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4D38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4D38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D38C2

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D38C2	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)

#0056C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.203 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71d6',
    500: '#4d38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d38c2;
$custom-light: #8c71d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.13,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4567,
    "c": 0.20299,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D38C2

secondary

#C2CB8A

accent

#DF49C8

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D38C2

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

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