#4A28B9#4A28B9
#4A28B9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.209 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A28B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 40, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 78.4%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.58, 52.38, -70.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.58, 87.66, 306.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.51% 0.0499 -0.2026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.51% 0.209 283.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3371, 6.4754, 46.4893) |
| Luminance | 0.0648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.61
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 3.70
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 3.93
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.85
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.96
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A28B9 #97B928
analogous
#284FB9 #4A28B9 #9328B9
triadic
#4A28B9 #B94A28 #28B94A
tetradic
#4A28B9 #B9284F #97B928 #28B993
square
#4A28B9 #B9284F #97B928 #28B993
split-complementary
#4A28B9 #B99328 #4FB928
monochromatic
#221254 #361D87 #4A28B9 #6947D7 #9279E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.15
#4A28B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#4A28B9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A28B9
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A28B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A28B9 | 1.00 | 9.15 | 2.30 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005370
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a28b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 40, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.209 283.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a67cf',
500: '#4a28b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a28b9; $custom-light: #8a67cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a28b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 40,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.069,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42511,
"c": 0.20868,
"h": 283.8
},
"luminance": 0.06476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A28B9
secondary
#B6CA73
accent
#E740C0
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82