#4C23AE#4C23AE

#4C23AE is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.201 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C23AE
RGB	rgb(76, 35, 174)
HSL	hsl(258, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(258, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 79.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.89, 51.79, -66.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.89, 84.31, 307.91°)
OKLab	oklab(41.05% 0.0595 -0.1915)
OKLCH	oklch(41.05% 0.201 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2192, 5.7939, 40.5634)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C23AE #85AE23

analogous

#233FAE #4C23AE #9123AE

triadic

#4C23AE #AE4C23 #23AE4C

tetradic

#4C23AE #AE233F #85AE23 #23AE91

square

#4C23AE #AE233F #85AE23 #23AE91

split-complementary

#4C23AE #AE9123 #3FAE23

monochromatic

#1F0F48 #36197B #4C23AE #6637D7 #8D6AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.73

#4C23AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4C23AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C23AE

9.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C23AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C23AE	1.00	9.73	2.16	9.73
#FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F4C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c23ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 35, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.201 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a64c7',
    500: '#4c23ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c23ae;
$custom-light: #8a64c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c23ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.698,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41048,
    "c": 0.20053,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C23AE

secondary

#AAC766

accent

#E93EB7

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C23AE

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