#4E2397#4E2397

#4E2397 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.175 H 293.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2397
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(262, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(262, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.89, 45.74, -55.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.89, 72.18, 309.33°)
OKLab	oklab(39.04% 0.0695 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(39.04% 0.175 293.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.3273, 5.0558, 29.7566)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2397 #6C9723

analogous

#233297 #4E2397 #882397

triadic

#4E2397 #974E23 #23974E

tetradic

#4E2397 #972332 #6C9723 #239788

square

#4E2397 #972332 #6C9723 #239788

split-complementary

#4E2397 #978823 #329723

monochromatic

#1B0C34 #341765 #4E2397 #682FC9 #8A5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#4E2397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#4E2397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2397

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2397	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#38435C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.175 293.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8763b7',
    500: '#4e2397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2397;
$custom-light: #8763b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.241,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39037,
    "c": 0.17459,
    "h": 293.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2397

secondary

#98BE58

accent

#E542A9

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0511

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2397

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

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