#4020B4#4020B4

#4020B4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.211 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4020B4
RGB	rgb(64, 32, 180)
HSL	hsl(253, 70%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(253, 82%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 82.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.89, 53.48, -71.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.89, 89.52, 306.69°)
OKLab	oklab(40.27% 0.0408 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(40.27% 0.211 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8665, 5.4175, 43.6442)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4020B4 #94B420

analogous

#204AB4 #4020B4 #8A20B4

triadic

#4020B4 #B44020 #20B440

tetradic

#4020B4 #B4204A #94B420 #20B48A

square

#4020B4 #B4204A #94B420 #20B48A

split-complementary

#4020B4 #B48A20 #4AB420

monochromatic

#1B0E4C #2E1780 #4020B4 #5A36DB #846AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.08

#4020B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#4020B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4020B4

10.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4020B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4020B4	1.00	10.08	2.08	10.08
#FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4020b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 32, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.211 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8562cc',
    500: '#4020b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4020b4;
$custom-light: #8562cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4020b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.973,
    "s": 69.811,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40265,
    "c": 0.21114,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4020B4

secondary

#B4CA66

accent

#ED3BC6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0514

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4020B4

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

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