#4E21AF#4E21AF

#4E21AF is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.203 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E21AF
RGB	rgb(78, 33, 175)
HSL	hsl(259, 68%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(259, 81%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 81.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.91, 53.17, -67.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.91, 85.59, 308.40°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0.0636 -0.193)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.203 288.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4213, 5.8020, 41.0672)
Luminance	0.0580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E21AF #82AF21

analogous

#213BAF #4E21AF #9521AF

triadic

#4E21AF #AF4E21 #21AF4E

tetradic

#4E21AF #AF213B #82AF21 #21AF95

square

#4E21AF #AF213B #82AF21 #21AF95

split-complementary

#4E21AF #AF9521 #3BAF21

monochromatic

#200E48 #37177C #4E21AF #6834D9 #8F68E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E21AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E21AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E21AF

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E21AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E21AF	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#244C69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e21af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 33, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.203 288.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b63c8',
    500: '#4e21af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e21af;
$custom-light: #8b63c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e21af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.014,
    "s": 68.269,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41143,
    "c": 0.20324,
    "h": 288.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E21AF

secondary

#A8C864

accent

#EB3DB4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E21AF

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

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