#4D2789#4D2789

#4D2789 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.153 H 296.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D2789
RGB	rgb(77, 39, 137)
HSL	hsl(263, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(263, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.8%, 71.5%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.26, 39.68, -48.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.26, 62.45, 309.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.18% 0.0674 -0.1378)
OKLCH	oklch(38.18% 0.153 296.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.3003, 4.8348, 24.1580)
Luminance	0.0483 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 7.38

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D2789 #638927

analogous

#273289 #4D2789 #7E2789

triadic

#4D2789 #894D27 #27894D

tetradic

#4D2789 #892732 #638927 #27897E

square

#4D2789 #892732 #638927 #27897E

split-complementary

#4D2789 #897E27 #328927

monochromatic

#170C2A #321959 #4D2789 #6835B9 #885AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.68

#4D2789 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.97

#4D2789 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D2789

10.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D2789	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D2789	1.00	10.68	1.97	10.68
#FFFFFF	10.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003F8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D3F55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3E3E3E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d2789;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 39, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.153 296.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8464ac',
    500: '#4d2789',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d2789;
$custom-light: #8464ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d2789",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 263.265,
    "s": 55.682,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38181,
    "c": 0.15345,
    "h": 296.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D2789

secondary

#90B557

accent

#DF49A5

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#F0EBF4

border

#CBC6CE

text

#0B0610

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D2789

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

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