#4D2283#4D2283

#4D2283 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.153 H 298.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D2283
RGB	rgb(77, 34, 131)
HSL	hsl(267, 59%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(267, 74%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.2%, 74%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.83, 40.63, -46.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.83, 61.97, 310.97°)
OKLab	oklab(37.01% 0.0738 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(37.01% 0.153 298.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.7283, 4.3604, 21.9028)
Luminance	0.0436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo

#4B0082

ΔE00 4.66

Royal Purple (survey)

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D2283 #588322

analogous

#222783 #4D2283 #7E2283

triadic

#4D2283 #834D22 #22834D

tetradic

#4D2283 #832227 #588322 #22837E

square

#4D2283 #832227 #588322 #22837E

split-complementary

#4D2283 #837E22 #278322

monochromatic

#140922 #301552 #4D2283 #6A2FB4 #884ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.22

#4D2283 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.87

#4D2283 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D2283

11.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D2283	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D2283	1.00	11.22	1.87	11.22
#FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003B86

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003A81

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#403A50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d2283;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 34, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.153 298.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8461a8',
    500: '#4d2283',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d2283;
$custom-light: #8461a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d2283",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.598,
    "s": 58.788,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37007,
    "c": 0.15265,
    "h": 298.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.04361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D2283

secondary

#86B44C

accent

#E2469D

background

#F8F5FA

surface

#F0EAF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0B0510

muted

#7C797F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D2283

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

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