#4A28AD#4A28AD
#4A28AD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.195 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A28AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 40, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 62%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.2%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.39, 48.94, -65.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.39, 81.44, 306.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.32% 0.0534 -0.1875) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.32% 0.195 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1234, 5.9899, 40.0971) |
| Luminance | 0.0599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.33
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.64
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.27
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.91
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.01
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A28AD #8BAD28
analogous
#2849AD #4A28AD #8D28AD
triadic
#4A28AD #AD4A28 #28AD4A
tetradic
#4A28AD #AD2849 #8BAD28 #28AD8D
square
#4A28AD #AD2849 #8BAD28 #28AD8D
split-complementary
#4A28AD #AD8D28 #49AD28
monochromatic
#1F114A #351D7B #4A28AD #653FD3 #8D71DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.55
#4A28AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.20
#4A28AD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A28AD
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A28AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A28AD | 1.00 | 9.55 | 2.20 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0041AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#194E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a28ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 40, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.195 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8866c7',
500: '#4a28ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a28ad; $custom-light: #8866c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a28ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 40,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.338,
"s": 62.441,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41318,
"c": 0.19492,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.05991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A28AD
secondary
#AEC56C
accent
#E642BC
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7D7A82