#4A279A#4A279A

#4A279A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.174 H 289.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A279A
RGB	rgb(74, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(258, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(258, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.41, 43.97, -56.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.41, 71.87, 307.72°)
OKLab	oklab(39.38% 0.0592 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(39.38% 0.174 289.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3806, 5.2396, 31.0827)
Luminance	0.0524 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A279A #779A27

analogous

#273D9A #4A279A #83279A

triadic

#4A279A #9A4A27 #279A4A

tetradic

#4A279A #9A273D #779A27 #279A83

square

#4A279A #9A273D #779A27 #279A83

split-complementary

#4A279A #9A8327 #3D9A27

monochromatic

#1B0E38 #331B69 #4A279A #6133CB #8764D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.25

#4A279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#4A279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A279A

10.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A279A	1.00	10.25	2.05	10.25
#FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.174 289.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8565b9',
    500: '#4a279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a279a;
$custom-light: #8565b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.261,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39378,
    "c": 0.17368,
    "h": 289.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A279A

secondary

#A1BD5F

accent

#E345B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A279A

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

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