#4B397F#4B397F
#4B397F is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.114 H 292.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B397F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 57, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 38%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 55%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.9%, 55.1%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.30, 25.64, -37.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.30, 45.08, 304.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.11% 0.0432 -0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.11% 0.114 292.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1945, 5.9542, 20.7921) |
| Luminance | 0.0595 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.81
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.12
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.09
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 8.08
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 9.18
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 9.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B397F #6D7F39
analogous
#394A7F #4B397F #6E397F
triadic
#4B397F #7F4B39 #397F4B
tetradic
#4B397F #7F394A #6D7F39 #397F6E
square
#4B397F #7F394A #6D7F39 #397F6E
split-complementary
#4B397F #7F6E39 #4A7F39
monochromatic
#19132B #322655 #4B397F #644CA9 #8672C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.59
#4B397F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.19
#4B397F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B397F
9.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B397F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B397F | 1.00 | 9.59 | 2.19 | 9.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1A4681
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1E447D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D4756
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b397f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 57, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.114 292.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8170a4',
500: '#4b397f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b397f; $custom-light: #8170a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b397f",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 57,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.429,
"s": 38.043,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40106,
"c": 0.11373,
"h": 292.4
},
"luminance": 0.05954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B397F
secondary
#99A96B
accent
#CE5AB0
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFECF4
border
#CAC7CE
text
#0A070F
muted
#7C7A7F