#4C2299#4C2299

#4C2299 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.178 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2299
RGB	rgb(76, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(261, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.68, 46.45, -57.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.68, 73.86, 308.97°)
OKLab	oklab(38.89% 0.0667 -0.1649)
OKLCH	oklch(38.89% 0.178 292)
XYZ	xyz(9.3007, 4.9801, 30.6020)
Luminance	0.0498 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2299 #6F9922

analogous

#223499 #4C2299 #882299

triadic

#4C2299 #994C22 #22994C

tetradic

#4C2299 #992234 #6F9922 #229988

square

#4C2299 #992234 #6F9922 #229988

split-complementary

#4C2299 #998822 #349922

monochromatic

#1A0C35 #331767 #4C2299 #652DCB #885BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.52

#4C2299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#4C2299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2299

10.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2299	1.00	10.52	2.00	10.52
#FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.178 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8662b8',
    500: '#4c2299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2299;
$custom-light: #8662b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.176,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3889,
    "c": 0.17785,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.0498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2299

secondary

#9BBF58

accent

#E741AC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2299

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

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