#4B2BA1#4B2BA1

#4B2BA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.178 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B2BA1
RGB	rgb(75, 43, 161)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(256, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 73.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.89, 44.08, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.89, 73.39, 306.92°)
OKLab	oklab(40.65% 0.0556 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(40.65% 0.178 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1967, 5.7963, 34.2928)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B2BA1 #81A12B

analogous

#2B46A1 #4B2BA1 #862BA1

triadic

#4B2BA1 #A14B2B #2BA14B

tetradic

#4B2BA1 #A12B46 #81A12B #2BA186

square

#4B2BA1 #A12B46 #81A12B #2BA186

split-complementary

#4B2BA1 #A1862B #46A12B

monochromatic

#1E1140 #341E71 #4B2BA1 #643ECB #8B6ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4B2BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4B2BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B2BA1

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B2BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B2BA1	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A4B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b2ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 43, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.178 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8667be',
    500: '#4b2ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b2ba1;
$custom-light: #8667be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b2ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.271,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4065,
    "c": 0.17756,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B2BA1

secondary

#A8BF69

accent

#E147B7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B2BA1

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