#4B2BA5#4B2BA5

#4B2BA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.182 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B2BA5
RGB	rgb(75, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.5%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.26, 45.25, -60.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.26, 75.54, 306.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% 0.0546 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.182 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5550, 5.9397, 36.1803)
Luminance	0.0594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.26

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B2BA5 #85A52B

analogous

#2B48A5 #4B2BA5 #882BA5

triadic

#4B2BA5 #A54B2B #2BA54B

tetradic

#4B2BA5 #A52B48 #85A52B #2BA588

square

#4B2BA5 #A52B48 #85A52B #2BA588

split-complementary

#4B2BA5 #A5882B #48A52B

monochromatic

#1F1244 #351E74 #4B2BA5 #6540CD #8C71DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.60

#4B2BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#4B2BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B2BA5

9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B2BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B2BA5	1.00	9.60	2.19	9.60
#FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#264C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b2ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.182 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768c1',
    500: '#4b2ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b2ba5;
$custom-light: #8768c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b2ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.738,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41022,
    "c": 0.18235,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B2BA5

secondary

#AAC16B

accent

#E246B9

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B2BA5

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