#4B2CC8#4B2CC8

#4B2CC8 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.222 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B2CC8
RGB	rgb(75, 44, 200)
HSL	hsl(252, 64%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(252, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 78%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 54.92, -75.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 93.26, 306.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0447 -0.2175)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.222 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2244, 7.4663, 55.3239)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B2CC8 #A9C82C

analogous

#2C5BC8 #4B2CC8 #992CC8

triadic

#4B2CC8 #C84B2C #2CC84B

tetradic

#4B2CC8 #C82C5B #A9C82C #2CC899

square

#4B2CC8 #C82C5B #A9C82C #2CC899

split-complementary

#4B2CC8 #C8992C #5BC82C

monochromatic

#251664 #382196 #4B2CC8 #7157DA #9C89E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#4B2CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4B2CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B2CC8

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B2CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B2CC8	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0048C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b2cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 44, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.222 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d6ada',
    500: '#4b2cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b2cc8;
$custom-light: #8d6ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b2cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.923,
    "s": 63.934,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44566,
    "c": 0.22202,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B2CC8

secondary

#BFCF81

accent

#E741C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFB

border

#CCC6D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B2CC8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →