#4E2798#4E2798

#4E2798 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.171 H 292.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2798
RGB	rgb(78, 39, 152)
HSL	hsl(261, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(261, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.68, 44.06, -55.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.68, 70.60, 308.61°)
OKLab	oklab(39.62% 0.0657 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(39.62% 0.171 292.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.5333, 5.3374, 30.2276)
Luminance	0.0534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2798 #719827

analogous

#273998 #4E2798 #862798

triadic

#4E2798 #984E27 #27984E

tetradic

#4E2798 #982739 #719827 #279886

square

#4E2798 #982739 #719827 #279886

split-complementary

#4E2798 #988627 #399827

monochromatic

#1C0E37 #351B67 #4E2798 #6733C9 #8B63D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.16

#4E2798 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#4E2798 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2798

10.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2798	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2798	1.00	10.16	2.07	10.16
#FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00439B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003F96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37455D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2798;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 39, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.171 292.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8765b7',
    500: '#4e2798',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2798;
$custom-light: #8765b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2798",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260.708,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39616,
    "c": 0.17134,
    "h": 292.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2798

secondary

#9CBC5E

accent

#E245AC

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0611

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2798

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

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