#4C2791#4C2791

#4C2791 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.163 H 293.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2791
RGB	rgb(76, 39, 145)
HSL	hsl(261, 58%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(261, 73%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 73.1%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.82, 41.74, -52.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.82, 66.88, 308.61°)
OKLab	oklab(38.77% 0.0643 -0.1498)
OKLCH	oklch(38.77% 0.163 293.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8154, 5.0316, 27.2893)
Luminance	0.0503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2791 #6C9127

analogous

#273791 #4C2791 #812791

triadic

#4C2791 #914C27 #27914C

tetradic

#4C2791 #912737 #6C9127 #279181

square

#4C2791 #912737 #6C9127 #279181

split-complementary

#4C2791 #918127 #379127

monochromatic

#190D31 #331A61 #4C2791 #6534C1 #875FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.47

#4C2791 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#4C2791 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2791

10.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2791	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2791	1.00	10.47	2.01	10.47
#FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#374259

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2791;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 39, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.163 293.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8565b2',
    500: '#4c2791',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2791;
$custom-light: #8565b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2791",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.943,
    "s": 57.609,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38769,
    "c": 0.16298,
    "h": 293.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2791

secondary

#98B95B

accent

#E147AB

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2791

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

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