#4A2CB9#4A2CB9
#4A2CB9 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.205 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A2CB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 44, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 76%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.25, 50.45, -69.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.25, 85.63, 306.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.98% 0.0474 -0.1994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.98% 0.205 283.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4790, 6.7592, 46.5366) |
| Luminance | 0.0676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.07
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.25
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.27
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.27
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.35
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A2CB9 #9BB92C
analogous
#2C54B9 #4A2CB9 #912CB9
triadic
#4A2CB9 #B94A2C #2CB94A
tetradic
#4A2CB9 #B92C54 #9BB92C #2CB991
square
#4A2CB9 #B92C54 #9BB92C #2CB991
split-complementary
#4A2CB9 #B9912C #54B92C
monochromatic
#221456 #362088 #4A2CB9 #6A4DD5 #947FE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.93
#4A2CB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#4A2CB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A2CB9
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A2CB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A2CB9 | 1.00 | 8.93 | 2.35 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005471
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a2cb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 44, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.205 283.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a69cf',
500: '#4a2cb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a2cb9; $custom-light: #8a69cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a2cb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 44,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.766,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4298,
"c": 0.20498,
"h": 283.4
},
"luminance": 0.0676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A2CB9
secondary
#B8C978
accent
#E543C2
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0714
muted
#7E7A82