#4B1C97#4B1C97
#4B1C97 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.181 H 292.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B1C97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 28, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(263, 69%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(263, 81%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 81.5%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.44, 48.42, -58.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.44, 75.73, 309.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.94% 0.0703 -0.1672) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.94% 0.181 292.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.9013, 4.5604, 29.6834) |
| Luminance | 0.0456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.32
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.75
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.35
Ultramarine
#2000B1
ΔE00 6.30
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 6.67
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B1C97 #68971C
analogous
#1C2A97 #4B1C97 #891C97
triadic
#4B1C97 #974B1C #1C974B
tetradic
#4B1C97 #971C2A #68971C #1C9789
square
#4B1C97 #971C2A #68971C #1C9789
split-complementary
#4B1C97 #97891C #2A971C
monochromatic
#180930 #311263 #4B1C97 #6526CB #864FDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.98
#4B1C97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4B1C97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B1C97
10.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B1C97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B1C97 | 1.00 | 10.98 | 1.91 | 10.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003E9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003A95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#32405A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b1c97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 28, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.181 292.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#865fb7',
500: '#4b1c97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b1c97; $custom-light: #865fb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b1c97",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 28,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.927,
"s": 68.715,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37944,
"c": 0.18138,
"h": 292.8
},
"luminance": 0.04561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B1C97
secondary
#95C14E
accent
#EC3CA9
background
#F8F5FB
surface
#F0EAF6
border
#CBC6D0
text
#0C0511
muted
#7D7980