#4C2499#4C2499

#4C2499 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.176 H 291.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2499
RGB	rgb(76, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(261, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.01, 45.50, -56.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.01, 72.83, 308.66°)
OKLab	oklab(39.12% 0.065 -0.1633)
OKLCH	oklch(39.12% 0.176 291.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.3595, 5.0978, 30.6216)
Luminance	0.0510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2499 #719924

analogous

#243699 #4C2499 #872499

triadic

#4C2499 #994C24 #24994C

tetradic

#4C2499 #992436 #719924 #249987

square

#4C2499 #992436 #719924 #249987

split-complementary

#4C2499 #998724 #369924

monochromatic

#1B0D36 #331867 #4C2499 #6530CB #885ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.40

#4C2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#4C2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2499

10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2499	1.00	10.40	2.02	10.40
#FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.176 291.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8663b8',
    500: '#4c2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2499;
$custom-light: #8663b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.513,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39123,
    "c": 0.17576,
    "h": 291.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2499

secondary

#9CBE5B

accent

#E543AE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2499

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

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