#4C2BA1#4C2BA1

#4C2BA1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.178 H 288.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2BA1
RGB	rgb(76, 43, 161)
HSL	hsl(257, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.00, 44.24, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.00, 73.34, 307.10°)
OKLab	oklab(40.75% 0.0571 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(40.75% 0.178 288.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2755, 5.8370, 34.2965)
Luminance	0.0584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2BA1 #80A12B

analogous

#2B45A1 #4C2BA1 #872BA1

triadic

#4C2BA1 #A14C2B #2BA14C

tetradic

#4C2BA1 #A12B45 #80A12B #2BA187

square

#4C2BA1 #A12B45 #80A12B #2BA187

split-complementary

#4C2BA1 #A1872B #45A12B

monochromatic

#1E1140 #351E71 #4C2BA1 #653ECB #8C6ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.69

#4C2BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#4C2BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2BA1

9.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2BA1	1.00	9.69	2.17	9.69
#FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00419F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C4B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 43, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.178 288.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8768be',
    500: '#4c2ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2ba1;
$custom-light: #8768be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.78,
    "s": 57.843,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40749,
    "c": 0.17751,
    "h": 288.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2BA1

secondary

#A7BF69

accent

#E147B6

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2BA1

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