#4D38AF#4D38AF

#4D38AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.180 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D38AF
RGB	rgb(77, 56, 175)
HSL	hsl(251, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 68%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, 41.43, -60.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 73.32, 304.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.95% 0.0444 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(43.95% 0.18 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2102, 7.5006, 41.3535)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D38AF #9AAF38

analogous

#385FAF #4D38AF #8838AF

triadic

#4D38AF #AF4D38 #38AF4D

tetradic

#4D38AF #AF385F #9AAF38 #38AF88

square

#4D38AF #AF385F #9AAF38 #38AF88

split-complementary

#4D38AF #AF8838 #5FAF38

monochromatic

#241A52 #392981 #4D38AF #6E5ACA #9788D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#4D38AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4D38AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D38AF

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D38AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D38AF	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F576F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d38af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 56, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.180 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970c8',
    500: '#4d38af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d38af;
$custom-light: #8970c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d38af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.588,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43952,
    "c": 0.17951,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D38AF

secondary

#B7C380

accent

#DB4DC2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D38AF

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