#4A28B5#4A28B5
#4A28B5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.204 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A28B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 40, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.1%, 77.9%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.18, 51.23, -68.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.18, 85.60, 306.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.11% 0.0511 -0.1976) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.11% 0.204 284.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9208, 6.3089, 44.2967) |
| Luminance | 0.0631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.43
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.96
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.36
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.21
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.24
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A28B5 #93B528
analogous
#284CB5 #4A28B5 #9028B5
triadic
#4A28B5 #B54A28 #28B54A
tetradic
#4A28B5 #B5284C #93B528 #28B590
square
#4A28B5 #B5284C #93B528 #28B590
split-complementary
#4A28B5 #B59028 #4CB528
monochromatic
#211251 #361D83 #4A28B5 #6744D6 #9077E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.28
#4A28B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#4A28B5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A28B5
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A28B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A28B5 | 1.00 | 9.28 | 2.26 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#06516E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a28b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 40, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.204 284.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8967cc',
500: '#4a28b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a28b5; $custom-light: #8967cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a28b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 40,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.468,
"s": 63.801,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4211,
"c": 0.20412,
"h": 284.5
},
"luminance": 0.0631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A28B5
secondary
#B3C870
accent
#E741BF
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82