#4C38AF#4C38AF

#4C38AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.180 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C38AF
RGB	rgb(76, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 41.26, -60.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 73.35, 304.23°)
OKLab	oklab(43.86% 0.043 -0.1744)
OKLCH	oklch(43.86% 0.18 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.1302, 7.4593, 41.3497)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C38AF #9BAF38

analogous

#385FAF #4C38AF #8738AF

triadic

#4C38AF #AF4C38 #38AF4C

tetradic

#4C38AF #AF385F #9BAF38 #38AF87

square

#4C38AF #AF385F #9BAF38 #38AF87

split-complementary

#4C38AF #AF8738 #5FAF38

monochromatic

#241A52 #382981 #4C38AF #6D5ACA #9688D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#4C38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4C38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C38AF

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C38AF	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.180 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8870c8',
    500: '#4c38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c38af;
$custom-light: #8870c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.084,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43865,
    "c": 0.17963,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C38AF

secondary

#B8C380

accent

#DB4DC3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C38AF

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