#4A2799#4A2799

#4A2799 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.172 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A2799
RGB	rgb(74, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(258, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.31, 43.68, -56.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.31, 71.33, 307.76°)
OKLab	oklab(39.28% 0.0594 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(39.28% 0.173 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.2977, 5.2064, 30.6458)
Luminance	0.0521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A2799 #769927

analogous

#273D99 #4A2799 #832799

triadic

#4A2799 #994A27 #27994A

tetradic

#4A2799 #99273D #769927 #279983

square

#4A2799 #99273D #769927 #279983

split-complementary

#4A2799 #998327 #3D9927

monochromatic

#1B0E37 #321B68 #4A2799 #6233CA #8763D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.29

#4A2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#4A2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A2799

10.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A2799	1.00	10.29	2.04	10.29
#FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.172 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8565b8',
    500: '#4a2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a2799;
$custom-light: #8565b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.421,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39285,
    "c": 0.1725,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A2799

secondary

#A0BD5F

accent

#E345B2

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A2799

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

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