#4E25B3#4E25B3

#4E25B3 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.204 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E25B3
RGB	rgb(78, 37, 179)
HSL	hsl(257, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 79.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.90, 52.54, -67.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.90, 85.79, 307.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.95% 0.0597 -0.1953)
OKLCH	oklch(41.95% 0.204 287)
XYZ	xyz(11.9377, 6.1969, 43.2062)
Luminance	0.0620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E25B3 #8AB325

analogous

#2543B3 #4E25B3 #9525B3

triadic

#4E25B3 #B34E25 #25B34E

tetradic

#4E25B3 #B32543 #8AB325 #25B395

square

#4E25B3 #B32543 #8AB325 #25B395

split-complementary

#4E25B3 #B39525 #43B325

monochromatic

#22104E #381B80 #4E25B3 #6A3ED7 #9171E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#4E25B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#4E25B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E25B3

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E25B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E25B3	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0042B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F4F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e25b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 37, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.204 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b65cb',
    500: '#4e25b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e25b3;
$custom-light: #8b65cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e25b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.324,
    "s": 65.741,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41954,
    "c": 0.2042,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.06198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E25B3

secondary

#AEC86B

accent

#E93FB8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E25B3

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