#4E2582#4E2582
#4E2582 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.148 H 299.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2582 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 37, 130) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 56%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 72%, 51%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40%, 71.5%, 0%, 49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.43, 39.02, -45.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.43, 59.70, 310.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.44% 0.0723 -0.1289) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.44% 0.148 299.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8317, 4.5545, 21.5812) |
| Luminance | 0.0456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 5.35
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.88
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.37
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 6.66
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.17
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 8.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2582 #598225
analogous
#252A82 #4E2582 #7D2582
triadic
#4E2582 #824E25 #25824E
tetradic
#4E2582 #82252A #598225 #25827D
square
#4E2582 #82252A #598225 #25827D
split-complementary
#4E2582 #827D25 #2A8225
monochromatic
#150A23 #311752 #4E2582 #6B33B2 #8953CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#4E2582 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E2582 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2582
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2582 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2582 | 1.00 | 10.99 | 1.91 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003C85
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003B80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#423B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2582; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 130); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.148 299.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8463a7',
500: '#4e2582',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2582; $custom-light: #8463a7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2582",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 37,
"b": 130
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.452,
"s": 55.689,
"l": 32.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37435,
"c": 0.14779,
"h": 299.3
},
"luminance": 0.04555
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2582
secondary
#87B250
accent
#DF499D
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0B050F
muted
#7C7A7F