#4D38C5#4D38C5

#4D38C5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.207 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D38C5
RGB	rgb(77, 56, 197)
HSL	hsl(249, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(249, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 48.18, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 85.20, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.0405 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.207 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5496, 8.4363, 53.6742)
Luminance	0.0844 (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

#4D38C5 #B0C538

analogous

#386AC5 #4D38C5 #9338C5

triadic

#4D38C5 #C54D38 #38C54D

tetradic

#4D38C5 #C5386A #B0C538 #38C593

square

#4D38C5 #C5386A #B0C538 #38C593

split-complementary

#4D38C5 #C59338 #6AC538

monochromatic

#281D66 #3A2A95 #4D38C5 #7767D4 #A196E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#4D38C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4D38C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D38C5

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D38C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D38C5	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d38c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 56, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.207 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71d8',
    500: '#4d38c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d38c5;
$custom-light: #8c71d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d38c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.936,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4595,
    "c": 0.20662,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D38C5

secondary

#C3CD8C

accent

#DF49C9

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D38C5

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →