#4D2499#4D2499

#4D2499 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.176 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D2499
RGB	rgb(77, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(261, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.13, 45.65, -56.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.13, 72.78, 308.85°)
OKLab	oklab(39.23% 0.0666 -0.1627)
OKLCH	oklch(39.23% 0.176 292.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4396, 5.1391, 30.6254)
Luminance	0.0514 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D2499 #709924

analogous

#243599 #4D2499 #882499

triadic

#4D2499 #994D24 #24994D

tetradic

#4D2499 #992435 #709924 #249988

square

#4D2499 #992435 #709924 #249988

split-complementary

#4D2499 #998824 #359924

monochromatic

#1B0D36 #341867 #4D2499 #6630CB #895ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.36

#4D2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.03

#4D2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D2499

10.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D2499	1.00	10.36	2.03	10.36
#FFFFFF	10.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34445D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.176 292.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8763b8',
    500: '#4d2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d2499;
$custom-light: #8763b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.026,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39231,
    "c": 0.17577,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D2499

secondary

#9BBE5B

accent

#E543AC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D2499

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

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