#4A2AD0#4A2AD0
#4A2AD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.233 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A2AD0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 42, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 66%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 80%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 79.8%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.27, 58.01, -79.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.27, 98.28, 306.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.09% 0.042 -0.229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.09% 0.233 280.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0336, 7.6647, 60.3495) |
| Luminance | 0.0767 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.58
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.23
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.86
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.02
Blue Violet
#5D06E9
ΔE00 4.33
Blue Purple
#5A06EF
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A2AD0 #B0D02A
analogous
#2A5DD0 #4A2AD0 #9D2AD0
triadic
#4A2AD0 #D04A2A #2AD04A
tetradic
#4A2AD0 #D02A5D #B0D02A #2AD09D
square
#4A2AD0 #D02A5D #B0D02A #2AD09D
split-complementary
#4A2AD0 #D09D2A #5DD02A
monochromatic
#26156A #38209D #4A2AD0 #735ADE #9E8DE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.29
#4A2AD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#4A2AD0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A2AD0
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A2AD0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A2AD0 | 1.00 | 8.29 | 2.53 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0048CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a2ad0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 42, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.233 280.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8e69e0',
500: '#4a2ad0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a2ad0; $custom-light: #8e69e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a2ad0",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 42,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.566,
"s": 66.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45088,
"c": 0.23282,
"h": 280.4
},
"luminance": 0.07666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A2AD0
secondary
#C3D284
accent
#E93EC8
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFB
border
#CCC6D4
text
#0E0715
muted
#7E7A83