#4C2AE3#4C2AE3

#4C2AE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.253 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2AE3
RGB	rgb(76, 42, 227)
HSL	hsl(251, 77%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(251, 81%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 81.5%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 63.50, -86.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 107.41, 306.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% 0.0392 -0.2502)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.253 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6691, 8.7370, 73.4134)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2AE3 #C1E32A

analogous

#2A64E3 #4C2AE3 #A82AE3

triadic

#4C2AE3 #E34C2A #2AE34C

tetradic

#4C2AE3 #E32A64 #C1E32A #2AE3A8

square

#4C2AE3 #E32A64 #C1E32A #2AE3A8

split-complementary

#4C2AE3 #E3A82A #64E32A

monochromatic

#261182 #3518B8 #4C2AE3 #7960EA #A796F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#4C2AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4C2AE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2AE3

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2AE3	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 42, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.253 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#936bed',
    500: '#4c2ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2ae3;
$custom-light: #936bed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.027,
    "s": 76.763,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47243,
    "c": 0.25322,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2AE3

secondary

#CEDC8C

accent

#F334D0

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F3ECFD

border

#CDC7D5

text

#0F0717

muted

#7F7A85

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2AE3

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

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