#4A27D0#4A27D0
#4A27D0 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.235 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A27D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 39, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 68%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 81%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 81.3%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.83, 59.31, -80.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.83, 99.64, 306.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.78% 0.0435 -0.2311) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.78% 0.235 280.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.9311, 7.4598, 60.3153) |
| Luminance | 0.0746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.39
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.53
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.69
Blue Violet
#5D06E9
ΔE00 4.10
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.33
Blue Purple
#5A06EF
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A27D0 #ADD027
analogous
#2758D0 #4A27D0 #9E27D0
triadic
#4A27D0 #D04A27 #27D04A
tetradic
#4A27D0 #D02758 #ADD027 #27D09E
square
#4A27D0 #D02758 #ADD027 #27D09E
split-complementary
#4A27D0 #D09E27 #58D027
monochromatic
#251469 #381D9C #4A27D0 #7255DF #9D89E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.43
#4A27D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#4A27D0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A27D0
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A27D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A27D0 | 1.00 | 8.43 | 2.49 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0047CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a27d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 39, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.235 280.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e68e0',
500: '#4a27d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a27d0; $custom-light: #8e68e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a27d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 39,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.426,
"s": 68.421,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44782,
"c": 0.23513,
"h": 280.6
},
"luminance": 0.07461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A27D0
secondary
#C1D280
accent
#EB3DC7
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFB
border
#CCC6D4
text
#0E0615
muted
#7E7A83