#4B2CB4#4B2CB4
#4B2CB4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.199 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B2CB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 44, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.3%, 75.6%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.86, 49.12, -66.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.86, 82.96, 306.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.58% 0.0502 -0.1926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.58% 0.199 284.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0380, 6.5918, 43.8092) |
| Luminance | 0.0659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.13
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.50
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.61
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.63
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.72
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B2CB4 #95B42C
analogous
#2C51B4 #4B2CB4 #8F2CB4
triadic
#4B2CB4 #B44B2C #2CB44B
tetradic
#4B2CB4 #B42C51 #95B42C #2CB48F
square
#4B2CB4 #B42C51 #95B42C #2CB48F
split-complementary
#4B2CB4 #B48F2C #51B42C
monochromatic
#221452 #372083 #4B2CB4 #694AD3 #927CDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.06
#4B2CB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#4B2CB4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B2CB4
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B2CB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B2CB4 | 1.00 | 9.06 | 2.32 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0F526E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b2cb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 44, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.199 284.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8969cc',
500: '#4b2cb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b2cb4; $custom-light: #8969cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b2cb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 44,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.676,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4258,
"c": 0.19902,
"h": 284.6
},
"luminance": 0.06593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B2CB4
secondary
#B4C775
accent
#E444BF
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82