#4B2DAA#4B2DAA

#4B2DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.186 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4B2DAA
RGB	rgb(75, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(254, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(254, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.09, 45.67, -62.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.09, 77.11, 306.32°)
OKLab	oklab(41.75% 0.0518 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(41.75% 0.186 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.0936, 6.2743, 38.6489)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.33

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4B2DAA #8CAA2D

analogous

#2D4EAA #4B2DAA #8A2DAA

triadic

#4B2DAA #AA4B2D #2DAA4B

tetradic

#4B2DAA #AA2D4E #8CAA2D #2DAA8A

square

#4B2DAA #AA2D4E #8CAA2D #2DAA8A

split-complementary

#4B2DAA #AA8A2D #4EAA2D

monochromatic

#201349 #36207A #4B2DAA #6746CE #8F77DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#4B2DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#4B2DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4B2DAA

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4B2DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4B2DAA	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#204F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4b2daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.186 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869c4',
    500: '#4b2daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4b2daa;
$custom-light: #8869c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4b2daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.4,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41753,
    "c": 0.18615,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4B2DAA

secondary

#AFC370

accent

#E146BC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4B2DAA

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

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