#4E277D#4E277D
#4E277D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.139 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E277D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 39, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(267, 52%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(267, 69%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.42, 36.59, -42.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.42, 55.74, 311.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.3% 0.0708 -0.1197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.3% 0.139 300.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.5682, 4.5514, 19.8778) |
| Luminance | 0.0455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.05
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 6.15
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 6.49
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 7.00
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.38
Midnight Blue
#191970
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E277D #567D27
analogous
#272B7D #4E277D #79277D
triadic
#4E277D #7D4E27 #277D4E
tetradic
#4E277D #7D272B #567D27 #277D79
square
#4E277D #7D272B #567D27 #277D79
split-complementary
#4E277D #7D7927 #2B7D27
monochromatic
#140A20 #31184E #4E277D #6B36AC #8A55CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.99
#4E277D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.91
#4E277D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E277D
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E277D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E277D | 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)
#003C80
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003C7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#443B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3C3C3C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e277d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.139 300.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8464a3',
500: '#4e277d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e277d; $custom-light: #8464a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e277d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 39,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 267.209,
"s": 52.439,
"l": 32.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37303,
"c": 0.13903,
"h": 300.6
},
"luminance": 0.04551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E277D
secondary
#84AF51
accent
#DC4C9B
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#EFEBF4
border
#CAC6CE
text
#0B050F
muted
#7C7A7F