#4C2999#4C2999

#4C2999 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.170 H 290.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2999
RGB	rgb(76, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(259, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(259, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.90, 42.97, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.90, 70.12, 307.79°)
OKLab	oklab(39.75% 0.0606 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(39.75% 0.17 290.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5216, 5.4219, 30.6757)
Luminance	0.0542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2999 #769929

analogous

#293E99 #4C2999 #842999

triadic

#4C2999 #994C29 #29994C

tetradic

#4C2999 #99293E #769929 #299984

square

#4C2999 #99293E #769929 #299984

split-complementary

#4C2999 #998429 #3E9929

monochromatic

#1C0F38 #341C69 #4C2999 #6436C9 #8966D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.07

#4C2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#4C2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2999

10.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2999	1.00	10.07	2.08	10.07
#FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00449C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32465E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.170 290.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8666b8',
    500: '#4c2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2999;
$custom-light: #8666b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.75,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39753,
    "c": 0.1702,
    "h": 290.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2999

secondary

#A0BC62

accent

#E147B1

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2999

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

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