#4C38AC#4C38AC

#4C38AC is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.176 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38AC
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 172)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 67.4%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 40.33, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 71.69, 304.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% 0.0434 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.176 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.8388, 7.3427, 39.8152)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.95

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C38AC #98AC38

analogous

#385EAC #4C38AC #8638AC

triadic

#4C38AC #AC4C38 #38AC4C

tetradic

#4C38AC #AC385E #98AC38 #38AC86

square

#4C38AC #AC385E #98AC38 #38AC86

split-complementary

#4C38AC #AC8638 #5EAC38

monochromatic

#231A50 #38297E #4C38AC #6C58C9 #9587D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#4C38AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4C38AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38AC

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38AC	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.176 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870c6',
    500: '#4c38ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38ac;
$custom-light: #8870c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.345,
    "s": 50.877,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43602,
    "c": 0.17583,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38AC

secondary

#B6C27E

accent

#DA4DC2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38AC

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