#4A2CB8#4A2CB8
#4A2CB8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.204 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A2CB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 44, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.15, 50.16, -68.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.15, 85.11, 306.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.88% 0.0476 -0.1982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.88% 0.204 283.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3738, 6.7171, 45.9826) |
| Luminance | 0.0672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.17
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.21
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.35
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.37
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.40
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A2CB8 #9AB82C
analogous
#2C54B8 #4A2CB8 #902CB8
triadic
#4A2CB8 #B84A2C #2CB84A
tetradic
#4A2CB8 #B82C54 #9AB82C #2CB890
square
#4A2CB8 #B82C54 #9AB82C #2CB890
split-complementary
#4A2CB8 #B8902C #54B82C
monochromatic
#221455 #362087 #4A2CB8 #6A4DD4 #937EE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.96
#4A2CB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#4A2CB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A2CB8
8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A2CB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A2CB8 | 1.00 | 8.96 | 2.34 | 8.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a2cb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 44, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.204 283.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a69cf',
500: '#4a2cb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a2cb8; $custom-light: #8a69cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a2cb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 44,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.857,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42881,
"c": 0.20382,
"h": 283.5
},
"luminance": 0.06718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A2CB8
secondary
#B7C977
accent
#E543C2
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82