#4C2AA5#4C2AA5
#4C2AA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.183 H 288.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C2AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 42, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.9%, 74.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.18, 45.91, -60.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.18, 76.04, 307.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.99% 0.057 -0.1743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.99% 0.183 288.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5980, 5.9085, 36.1720) |
| Luminance | 0.0591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.11
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 5.68
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.82
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 6.17
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.38
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C2AA5 #83A52A
analogous
#2A46A5 #4C2AA5 #892AA5
triadic
#4C2AA5 #A54C2A #2AA54C
tetradic
#4C2AA5 #A52A46 #83A52A #2AA589
square
#4C2AA5 #A52A46 #83A52A #2AA589
split-complementary
#4C2AA5 #A5892A #46A52A
monochromatic
#1F1143 #361E74 #4C2AA5 #663ECE #8D6FDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.63
#4C2AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.18
#4C2AA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C2AA5
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C2AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C2AA5 | 1.00 | 9.63 | 2.18 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0047A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0041A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#294C65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#454545
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c2aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 42, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.183 288.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8867c1',
500: '#4c2aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c2aa5; $custom-light: #8867c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c2aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 42,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.585,
"s": 59.42,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4099,
"c": 0.18337,
"h": 288.1
},
"luminance": 0.05909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C2AA5
secondary
#A9C169
accent
#E345B7
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0C0612
muted
#7D7A81