#4C2479#4C2479

#4C2479 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.138 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2479
RGB	rgb(76, 36, 121)
HSL	hsl(268, 54%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 70.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.25, 36.69, -41.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.25, 55.33, 311.54°)
OKLab	oklab(36.31% 0.0718 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(36.31% 0.138 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.0617, 4.1787, 18.5200)
Luminance	0.0418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 5.62

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2479 #517924

analogous

#242779 #4C2479 #762479

triadic

#4C2479 #794C24 #24794C

tetradic

#4C2479 #792427 #517924 #247976

square

#4C2479 #792427 #517924 #247976

split-complementary

#4C2479 #797624 #277924

monochromatic

#11081B #2E164A #4C2479 #6A32A8 #884DCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.44

#4C2479 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.84

#4C2479 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2479

11.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2479	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2479	1.00	11.44	1.84	11.44
#FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00397C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003977

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42384B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3A3A3A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2479;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 36, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.138 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8262a0',
    500: '#4c2479',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2479;
$custom-light: #8262a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2479",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 54.14,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.36312,
    "c": 0.13802,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.04179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2479

secondary

#7FAC4D

accent

#DE4A98

background

#F8F5F9

surface

#EFEAF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B050F

muted

#7C797E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2479

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

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