#4A2DCD#4A2DCD
#4A2DCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.227 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A2DCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 45, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 64%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 78%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 78%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.43, 55.79, -77.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.43, 95.35, 305.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.11% 0.0414 -0.2232) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.11% 0.227 280.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7784, 7.7392, 58.4608) |
| Luminance | 0.0774 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 2.81
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.89
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.35
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.42
Blue Violet
#5D06E9
ΔE00 4.84
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A2DCD #B0CD2D
analogous
#2D60CD #4A2DCD #9A2DCD
triadic
#4A2DCD #CD4A2D #2DCD4A
tetradic
#4A2DCD #CD2D60 #B0CD2D #2DCD9A
square
#4A2DCD #CD2D60 #B0CD2D #2DCD9A
split-complementary
#4A2DCD #CD9A2D #60CD2D
monochromatic
#261769 #38229B #4A2DCD #735CDB #9E8EE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#4A2DCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#4A2DCD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A2DCD
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A2DCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A2DCD | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0049CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D7D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a2dcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 45, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.227 280.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d6bde',
500: '#4a2dcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a2dcd; $custom-light: #8d6bde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a2dcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 45,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 250.875,
"s": 64,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45106,
"c": 0.22698,
"h": 280.5
},
"luminance": 0.0774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A2DCD
secondary
#C3D185
accent
#E741C9
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFB
border
#CCC6D4
text
#0E0715
muted
#7E7A83