#4D228A#4D228A
#4D228A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.6% C 0.161 H 296.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D228A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 34, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44.2%, 75.4%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.43, 42.52, -50.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.43, 65.78, 310.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.62% 0.0722 -0.1436) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.62% 0.161 296.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2188, 4.5566, 24.4863) |
| Luminance | 0.0456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.72
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.82
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.91
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.61
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.66
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D228A #5F8A22
analogous
#222B8A #4D228A #81228A
triadic
#4D228A #8A4D22 #228A4D
tetradic
#4D228A #8A222B #5F8A22 #228A81
square
#4D228A #8A222B #5F8A22 #228A81
split-complementary
#4D228A #8A8122 #2B8A22
monochromatic
#160A28 #321659 #4D228A #682EBB #8852D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#4D228A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4D228A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4D228A
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D228A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D228A | 1.00 | 10.99 | 1.91 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003B88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D3D54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d228a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 34, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.6% 0.161 296.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8561ad',
500: '#4d228a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d228a; $custom-light: #8561ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d228a",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 34,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.808,
"s": 60.465,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37622,
"c": 0.16075,
"h": 296.7
},
"luminance": 0.04557
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D228A
secondary
#8DB850
accent
#E444A2
background
#F8F5FA
surface
#F0EAF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D797F