#4C2498#4C2498

#4C2498 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.175 H 292.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2498
RGB	rgb(76, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(261, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.92, 45.22, -56.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.92, 72.30, 308.71°)
OKLab	oklab(39.03% 0.0653 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(39.03% 0.175 292)
XYZ	xyz(9.2773, 5.0649, 30.1885)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2498 #709824

analogous

#243698 #4C2498 #862498

triadic

#4C2498 #984C24 #24984C

tetradic

#4C2498 #982436 #709824 #249886

square

#4C2498 #982436 #709824 #249886

split-complementary

#4C2498 #988624 #369824

monochromatic

#1B0D35 #331867 #4C2498 #6530C9 #885ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.43

#4C2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#4C2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2498

10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2498	1.00	10.43	2.01	10.43
#FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33445C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.175 292.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8663b7',
    500: '#4c2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2498;
$custom-light: #8663b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.69,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3903,
    "c": 0.17461,
    "h": 292
  },
  "luminance": 0.05065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2498

secondary

#9BBE5A

accent

#E543AD

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2498

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

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