#4A2EC3#4A2EC3

#4A2EC3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.215 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A2EC3
RGB	rgb(74, 46, 195)
HSL	hsl(251, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 76.4%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.59, 52.39, -72.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.59, 89.76, 305.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.21% 0.0435 -0.2102)
OKLCH	oklch(44.21% 0.215 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.6483, 7.3490, 52.3185)
Luminance	0.0735 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 3.15

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A2EC3 #A7C32E

analogous

#2E5DC3 #4A2EC3 #952EC3

triadic

#4A2EC3 #C34A2E #2EC34A

tetradic

#4A2EC3 #C32E5D #A7C32E #2EC395

square

#4A2EC3 #C32E5D #A7C32E #2EC395

split-complementary

#4A2EC3 #C3952E #5DC32E

monochromatic

#241760 #372291 #4A2EC3 #6F57D7 #9988E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.50

#4A2EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4A2EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A2EC3

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A2EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A2EC3	1.00	8.50	2.47	8.50
#FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a2ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 46, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.215 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b6bd6',
    500: '#4a2ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a2ec3;
$custom-light: #8b6bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a2ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.275,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44214,
    "c": 0.21468,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A2EC3

secondary

#BECD80

accent

#E543C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0D0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A2EC3

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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