#4C2287#4C2287

#4C2287 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.157 H 297.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2287
RGB	rgb(76, 34, 135)
HSL	hsl(265, 60%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(265, 75%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.7%, 74.8%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.04, 41.52, -48.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.04, 64.19, 310.30°)
OKLab	oklab(37.24% 0.0714 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(37.24% 0.157 297)
XYZ	xyz(7.9245, 4.4297, 23.3545)
Luminance	0.0443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2287 #5D8722

analogous

#222B87 #4C2287 #7E2287

triadic

#4C2287 #874C22 #22874C

tetradic

#4C2287 #87222B #5D8722 #22877E

square

#4C2287 #87222B #5D8722 #22877E

split-complementary

#4C2287 #877E22 #2B8722

monochromatic

#150925 #301656 #4C2287 #682EB8 #8750D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.13

#4C2287 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.89

#4C2287 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2287

11.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2287	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2287	1.00	11.13	1.89	11.13
#FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3C52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2287;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 34, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.157 297.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8461ab',
    500: '#4c2287',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2287;
$custom-light: #8461ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2287",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 264.95,
    "s": 59.763,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37238,
    "c": 0.15717,
    "h": 297
  },
  "luminance": 0.0443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2287

secondary

#8BB74E

accent

#E345A1

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2287

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

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