#4C3897#4C3897

#4C3897 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.148 H 287.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C3897
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 151)
HSL	hsl(253, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(253, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.88, 33.83, -49.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.88, 59.83, 304.43°)
OKLab	oklab(41.84% 0.0456 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(41.84% 0.148 287.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.9790, 6.5988, 30.0200)
Luminance	0.0660 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C3897 #839738

analogous

#385397 #4C3897 #7C3897

triadic

#4C3897 #974C38 #38974C

tetradic

#4C3897 #973853 #839738 #38977C

square

#4C3897 #973853 #839738 #38977C

split-complementary

#4C3897 #977C38 #539738

monochromatic

#1F173E #36276A #4C3897 #664FBE #8D7BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.05

#4C3897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4C3897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C3897

9.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C3897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C3897	1.00	9.05	2.32	9.05
#FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#324E62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c3897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.148 287.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846fb6',
    500: '#4c3897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c3897;
$custom-light: #846fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c3897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.632,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41839,
    "c": 0.14843,
    "h": 287.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C3897

secondary

#A9B773

accent

#D652BA

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0B0711

muted

#7C7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C3897

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

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