#4E38C0#4E38C0

#4E38C0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.200 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E38C0
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 192)
HSL	hsl(250, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 46.79, -67.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 82.50, 304.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0429 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.2 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0675, 8.2529, 50.7106)
Luminance	0.0825 (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

#4E38C0 #AAC038

analogous

#3866C0 #4E38C0 #9238C0

triadic

#4E38C0 #C04E38 #38C04E

tetradic

#4E38C0 #C03866 #AAC038 #38C092

square

#4E38C0 #C03866 #AAC038 #38C092

split-complementary

#4E38C0 #C09238 #66C038

monochromatic

#281C61 #3B2A91 #4E38C0 #7564D2 #9F93DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#4E38C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E38C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E38C0

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E38C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E38C0	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e38c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.200 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c71d4',
    500: '#4e38c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e38c0;
$custom-light: #8c71d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e38c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.706,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45568,
    "c": 0.20041,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E38C0

secondary

#C0CB89

accent

#DE4AC6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F1ECFA

border

#CBC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E38C0

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

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