#4B2297#4B2297

#4B2297 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.049; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.176 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B2297
RGB	rgb(75, 34, 151)
HSL	hsl(261, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 77.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.37, 45.75, -56.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.37, 72.85, 308.90°)
OKLab	oklab(38.59% 0.0657 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(38.59% 0.176 292)
XYZ	xyz(9.0580, 4.8739, 29.7357)
Luminance	0.0487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B2297 #6E9722

analogous

#223497 #4B2297 #862297

triadic

#4B2297 #974B22 #22974B

tetradic

#4B2297 #972234 #6E9722 #229786

square

#4B2297 #972234 #6E9722 #229786

split-complementary

#4B2297 #978622 #349722

monochromatic

#190C33 #321765 #4B2297 #642DC9 #875ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.63

#4B2297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#4B2297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B2297

10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B2297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B2297	1.00	10.63	1.97	10.63
#FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00409A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32425B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b2297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 34, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.176 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8662b7',
    500: '#4b2297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b2297;
$custom-light: #8662b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b2297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.026,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38591,
    "c": 0.17555,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.04874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B2297

secondary

#9ABE57

accent

#E642AD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B2297

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

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