#4D2389#4D2389
#4D2389 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.7% C 0.158 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D2389 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 35, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(265, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(265, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.8%, 74.5%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.52, 41.75, -49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.52, 64.69, 310.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.66% 0.0715 -0.1414) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.66% 0.158 296.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1758, 4.5858, 24.1165) |
| Luminance | 0.0459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.90
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.84
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.00
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.70
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.82
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D2389 #5F8923
analogous
#232C89 #4D2389 #802389
triadic
#4D2389 #894D23 #23894D
tetradic
#4D2389 #89232C #5F8923 #238980
square
#4D2389 #89232C #5F8923 #238980
split-complementary
#4D2389 #898023 #2C8923
monochromatic
#160A28 #321758 #4D2389 #682FBA #8853D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.95
#4D2389 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#4D2389 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4D2389
10.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D2389 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D2389 | 1.00 | 10.95 | 1.92 | 10.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003D8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003B87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D3D54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d2389; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 35, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.7% 0.158 296.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8562ac',
500: '#4d2389',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d2389; $custom-light: #8562ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d2389",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 35,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 264.706,
"s": 59.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37657,
"c": 0.15841,
"h": 296.8
},
"luminance": 0.04586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D2389
secondary
#8DB751
accent
#E245A2
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0C0510
muted
#7D7A7F