#4C2291#4C2291

#4C2291 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.169 H 294.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2291
RGB	rgb(76, 34, 145)
HSL	hsl(263, 62%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(263, 77%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 76.6%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.94, 44.25, -53.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.94, 69.60, 309.48°)
OKLab	oklab(38.14% 0.0689 -0.154)
OKLCH	oklch(38.14% 0.169 294.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.6620, 4.7246, 27.2381)
Luminance	0.0473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.51

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2291 #679122

analogous

#222F91 #4C2291 #842291

triadic

#4C2291 #914C22 #22914C

tetradic

#4C2291 #91222F #679122 #229184

square

#4C2291 #91222F #679122 #229184

split-complementary

#4C2291 #918422 #2F9122

monochromatic

#180B2E #32165F #4C2291 #662EC3 #8756D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.80

#4C2291 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.95

#4C2291 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2291

10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2291	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2291	1.00	10.80	1.95	10.80
#FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#384058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2291;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 34, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.169 294.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8562b2',
    500: '#4c2291',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2291;
$custom-light: #8562b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2291",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.703,
    "s": 62.011,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38141,
    "c": 0.16872,
    "h": 294.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2291

secondary

#94BB53

accent

#E543A8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2291

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

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