#4D278D#4D278D
#4D278D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.158 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4D278D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(77, 39, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(262, 57%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(262, 72%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 44.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.60, 40.80, -50.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.60, 64.65, 309.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.53% 0.0666 -0.1435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.53% 0.158 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5925, 4.9517, 25.6972) |
| Luminance | 0.0495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.31
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.87
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 6.50
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.52
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.75
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4D278D #678D27
analogous
#27348D #4D278D #80278D
triadic
#4D278D #8D4D27 #278D4D
tetradic
#4D278D #8D2734 #678D27 #278D80
square
#4D278D #8D2734 #678D27 #278D80
split-complementary
#4D278D #8D8027 #348D27
monochromatic
#190C2D #331A5D #4D278D #6734BD #885CD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.55
#4D278D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#4D278D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4D278D
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4D278D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4D278D | 1.00 | 10.55 | 1.99 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004090
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3B4157
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4d278d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 39, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.158 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8564af',
500: '#4d278d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4d278d; $custom-light: #8564af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4d278d",
"rgb": {
"r": 77,
"g": 39,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 262.353,
"s": 56.667,
"l": 35.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38527,
"c": 0.15825,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.04952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4D278D
secondary
#94B759
accent
#E048A7
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF5
border
#CBC6CF
text
#0C0610
muted
#7D7A7F