#4E22BD#4E22BD

#4E22BD is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.218 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E22BD
RGB	rgb(78, 34, 189)
HSL	hsl(257, 70%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(257, 82%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 82%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 56.54, -72.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 92.17, 307.84°)
OKLab	oklab(42.66% 0.0582 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(42.66% 0.218 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8964, 6.4371, 48.6972)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E22BD #91BD22

analogous

#2243BD #4E22BD #9B22BD

triadic

#4E22BD #BD4E22 #22BD4E

tetradic

#4E22BD #BD2243 #91BD22 #22BD9B

square

#4E22BD #BD2243 #91BD22 #22BD9B

split-complementary

#4E22BD #BD9B22 #43BD22

monochromatic

#230F55 #391989 #4E22BD #6C40DD #9473E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#4E22BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#4E22BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E22BD

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E22BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E22BD	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e22bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 34, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.218 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d65d2',
    500: '#4e22bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e22bd;
$custom-light: #8d65d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e22bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.032,
    "s": 69.507,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42664,
    "c": 0.21767,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E22BD

secondary

#B2CD6E

accent

#EC3BBA

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0614

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E22BD

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