#4E38BF#4E38BF

#4E38BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.199 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E38BF
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 191)
HSL	hsl(250, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 70.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 46.49, -67.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 81.97, 304.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.043 -0.1945)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.199 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.9571, 8.2087, 50.1291)
Luminance	0.0821 (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

#4E38BF #A9BF38

analogous

#3865BF #4E38BF #9138BF

triadic

#4E38BF #BF4E38 #38BF4E

tetradic

#4E38BF #BF3865 #A9BF38 #38BF91

square

#4E38BF #BF3865 #A9BF38 #38BF91

split-complementary

#4E38BF #BF9138 #65BF38

monochromatic

#271C60 #3B2A90 #4E38BF #7563D1 #9F92DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E38BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E38BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E38BF

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E38BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E38BF	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e38bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.199 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71d3',
    500: '#4e38bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e38bf;
$custom-light: #8c71d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e38bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.778,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45476,
    "c": 0.1992,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E38BF

secondary

#BFCA89

accent

#DE4AC6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E38BF

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

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