#4C3386#4C3386

#4C3386 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.133 H 293.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C3386
RGB	rgb(76, 51, 134)
HSL	hsl(258, 45%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(258, 62%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.3%, 61.9%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.45, 31.72, -42.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.45, 53.28, 306.54°)
OKLab	oklab(39.66% 0.0525 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(39.66% 0.133 293.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.4662, 5.6252, 23.1893)
Luminance	0.0563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C3386 #6D8633

analogous

#334486 #4C3386 #763386

triadic

#4C3386 #864C33 #33864C

tetradic

#4C3386 #863344 #6D8633 #338676

square

#4C3386 #863344 #6D8633 #338676

split-complementary

#4C3386 #867633 #448633

monochromatic

#1A112D #33225A #4C3386 #6544B2 #886CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.88

#4C3386 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#4C3386 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C3386

9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C3386	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C3386	1.00	9.88	2.13	9.88
#FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004489

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#024284

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c3386;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 51, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.133 293.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836caa',
    500: '#4c3386',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c3386;
$custom-light: #836caa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c3386",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.072,
    "s": 44.865,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39661,
    "c": 0.13281,
    "h": 293.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C3386

secondary

#99AF66

accent

#D553AE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B0710

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C3386

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →