#4B2CB5#4B2CB5
#4B2CB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.200 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B2CB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 44, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.6%, 75.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.96, 49.41, -67.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.96, 83.49, 306.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.68% 0.0499 -0.1939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.68% 0.2 284.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1403, 6.6327, 44.3476) |
| Luminance | 0.0663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.16
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.40
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.54
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.55
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 4.62
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B2CB5 #96B52C
analogous
#2C51B5 #4B2CB5 #902CB5
triadic
#4B2CB5 #B54B2C #2CB54B
tetradic
#4B2CB5 #B52C51 #96B52C #2CB590
square
#4B2CB5 #B52C51 #96B52C #2CB590
split-complementary
#4B2CB5 #B5902C #51B52C
monochromatic
#221453 #372084 #4B2CB5 #6A4BD3 #937CDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.03
#4B2CB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.33
#4B2CB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B2CB5
9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B2CB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B2CB5 | 1.00 | 9.03 | 2.33 | 9.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0C536F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b2cb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 44, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.200 284.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a69cc',
500: '#4b2cb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b2cb5; $custom-light: #8a69cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b2cb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 44,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.577,
"s": 60.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42677,
"c": 0.2002,
"h": 284.4
},
"luminance": 0.06633
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B2CB5
secondary
#B5C875
accent
#E444C0
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF9
border
#CBC6D2
text
#0D0614
muted
#7E7A82