#4E1B78#4E1B78
#4E1B78 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 35.4% C 0.149 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E1B78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 27, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(273, 63%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(273, 78%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 77.5%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(22.86, 41.31, -43.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(22.86, 59.64, 313.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.36% 0.0848 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.36% 0.149 304.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9232, 3.7597, 18.1266) |
| Luminance | 0.0376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 3.85
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 4.00
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 5.89
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 7.73
Plum Purple
#4E0550
ΔE00 8.72
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E1B78 #45781B
analogous
#201B78 #4E1B78 #781B74
triadic
#4E1B78 #784E1B #1B784E
tetradic
#4E1B78 #78201B #45781B #1B7478
square
#4E1B78 #78201B #45781B #1B7478
split-complementary
#4E1B78 #74781B #1B7820
monochromatic
#100619 #2E1046 #4E1B78 #6E26AA #8E3BD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.99
#4E1B78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.75
#4E1B78 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E1B78
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E1B78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E1B78 | 1.00 | 11.99 | 1.75 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00357B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003776
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#463248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#373737
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e1b78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 27, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.4% 0.149 304.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#845da0',
500: '#4e1b78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e1b78; $custom-light: #845da0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e1b78",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 27,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.903,
"s": 63.265,
"l": 28.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35357,
"c": 0.14896,
"h": 304.7
},
"luminance": 0.0376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E1B78
secondary
#72AC43
accent
#E6418C
background
#F8F5F9
surface
#F0E9F2
border
#CBC5CC
text
#0B040F
muted
#7C797E