#4C2BA0#4C2BA0

#4C2BA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.176 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2BA0
RGB	rgb(76, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.5%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 43.95, -58.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 72.80, 307.13°)
OKLab	oklab(40.66% 0.0573 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(40.66% 0.176 289)
XYZ	xyz(10.1877, 5.8019, 33.8340)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2BA0 #7FA02B

analogous

#2B45A0 #4C2BA0 #862BA0

triadic

#4C2BA0 #A04C2B #2BA04C

tetradic

#4C2BA0 #A02B45 #7FA02B #2BA086

square

#4C2BA0 #A02B45 #7FA02B #2BA086

split-complementary

#4C2BA0 #A0862B #45A02B

monochromatic

#1E1140 #351E70 #4C2BA0 #653DCB #8C6ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4C2BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4C2BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2BA0

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2BA0	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D4A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.176 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768bd',
    500: '#4c2ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2ba0;
$custom-light: #8768bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.923,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40657,
    "c": 0.17631,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.05802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2BA0

secondary

#A6BF68

accent

#E147B5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2BA0

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