#4E23B2#4E23B2

#4E23B2 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.205 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E23B2
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 178)
HSL	hsl(258, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(258, 80%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 80.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.50, 53.14, -67.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.50, 86.21, 308.05°)
OKLab	oklab(41.65% 0.0613 -0.1954)
OKLCH	oklch(41.65% 0.205 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.7764, 6.0355, 42.6553)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.15

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E23B2 #87B223

analogous

#2340B2 #4E23B2 #9623B2

triadic

#4E23B2 #B24E23 #23B24E

tetradic

#4E23B2 #B22340 #87B223 #23B296

square

#4E23B2 #B22340 #87B223 #23B296

split-complementary

#4E23B2 #B29623 #40B223

monochromatic

#210F4C #38197F #4E23B2 #6A3AD8 #906DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.51

#4E23B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E23B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E23B2

9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E23B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E23B2	1.00	9.51	2.21	9.51
#FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#204E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e23b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.205 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b64ca',
    500: '#4e23b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e23b2;
$custom-light: #8b64ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e23b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 258.042,
    "s": 67.136,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41646,
    "c": 0.20484,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E23B2

secondary

#ACC968

accent

#EA3EB6

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E23B2

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