#4C2BA5#4C2BA5

#4C2BA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.182 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C2BA5
RGB	rgb(76, 43, 165)
HSL	hsl(256, 59%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 45.40, -60.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 75.50, 306.97°)
OKLab	oklab(41.12% 0.0561 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(41.12% 0.182 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6339, 5.9803, 36.1840)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C2BA5 #84A52B

analogous

#2B47A5 #4C2BA5 #892BA5

triadic

#4C2BA5 #A54C2B #2BA54C

tetradic

#4C2BA5 #A52B47 #84A52B #2BA589

square

#4C2BA5 #A52B47 #84A52B #2BA589

split-complementary

#4C2BA5 #A5892B #47A52B

monochromatic

#1F1244 #361E74 #4C2BA5 #6640CD #8D71DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#4C2BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4C2BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C2BA5

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C2BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C2BA5	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#284C65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c2ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 43, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.182 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868c1',
    500: '#4c2ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c2ba5;
$custom-light: #8868c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c2ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.23,
    "s": 58.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41119,
    "c": 0.18229,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C2BA5

secondary

#AAC16B

accent

#E246B8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C2BA5

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