#4D2799#4D2799

#4D2799 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.172 H 291.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D2799
RGB	rgb(77, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(260, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(260, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.65, 44.17, -55.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.65, 71.19, 308.35°)
OKLab	oklab(39.6% 0.064 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(39.6% 0.172 291.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.5342, 5.3284, 30.6569)
Luminance	0.0533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D2799 #739927

analogous

#273A99 #4D2799 #862799

triadic

#4D2799 #994D27 #27994D

tetradic

#4D2799 #99273A #739927 #279986

square

#4D2799 #99273A #739927 #279986

split-complementary

#4D2799 #998627 #3A9927

monochromatic

#1C0E37 #341B68 #4D2799 #6633CA #8A63D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.17

#4D2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4D2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D2799

10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D2799	1.00	10.17	2.07	10.17
#FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34455E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.172 291.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8765b8',
    500: '#4d2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d2799;
$custom-light: #8765b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.396,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 291.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D2799

secondary

#9EBD5F

accent

#E345AE

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D2799

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

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