#4E23E2#4E23E2

#4E23E2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.256 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E23E2
RGB	rgb(78, 35, 226)
HSL	hsl(254, 77%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(254, 85%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 84.5%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 66.06, -87.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 109.61, 307.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.045 -0.2524)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.256 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4660, 8.3113, 72.6206)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E23E2 #B7E223

analogous

#2357E2 #4E23E2 #AD23E2

triadic

#4E23E2 #E24E23 #23E24E

tetradic

#4E23E2 #E22357 #B7E223 #23E2AD

square

#4E23E2 #E22357 #B7E223 #23E2AD

split-complementary

#4E23E2 #E2AD23 #57E223

monochromatic

#28107A #3A17B1 #4E23E2 #7A59E9 #A58FF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E23E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E23E2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E23E2

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E23E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E23E2	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004ADF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006287

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e23e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 35, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.256 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9468ed',
    500: '#4e23e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e23e2;
$custom-light: #9468ed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e23e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.508,
    "s": 76.707,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4667,
    "c": 0.25641,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E23E2

secondary

#C8DB86

accent

#F335C8

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F3EBFD

border

#CDC6D5

text

#0F0717

muted

#7F7A85

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E23E2

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

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