#4B23C4#4B23C4
#4B23C4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.225 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B23C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 35, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 70%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 82%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 82.1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.07, 57.74, -75.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.07, 95.42, 307.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.21% 0.0507 -0.2191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.21% 0.225 283) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4634, 6.6825, 52.7942) |
| Luminance | 0.0668 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 2.55
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.84
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.96
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.75
Ultramarine Blue
#1805DB
ΔE00 4.76
Blue Violet
#5D06E9
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B23C4 #9CC423
analogous
#234BC4 #4B23C4 #9C23C4
triadic
#4B23C4 #C44B23 #23C44B
tetradic
#4B23C4 #C4234B #9CC423 #23C49C
square
#4B23C4 #C4234B #9CC423 #23C49C
split-complementary
#4B23C4 #C49C23 #4BC423
monochromatic
#23105C #371A90 #4B23C4 #6C46DE #957AE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#4B23C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#4B23C4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B23C4
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B23C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B23C4 | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005576
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b23c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 35, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.225 283.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d65d7',
500: '#4b23c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b23c4; $custom-light: #8d65d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b23c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 35,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.907,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43214,
"c": 0.22487,
"h": 283
},
"luminance": 0.06683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B23C4
secondary
#B8CF74
accent
#ED3BC0
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2EBFB
border
#CCC6D4
text
#0E0615
muted
#7E7A83