#4E28B1#4E28B1
#4E28B1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.199 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E28B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 40, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(257, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(257, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 77.4%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.18, 50.60, -66.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.18, 83.30, 307.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.09% 0.0583 -0.1905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.09% 0.199 287) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8341, 6.3110, 42.1810) |
| Luminance | 0.0631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 3.68
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.18
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.52
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.46
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.47
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E28B1 #8BB128
analogous
#2847B1 #4E28B1 #9228B1
triadic
#4E28B1 #B14E28 #28B14E
tetradic
#4E28B1 #B12847 #8BB128 #28B192
square
#4E28B1 #B12847 #8BB128 #28B192
split-complementary
#4E28B1 #B19228 #47B128
monochromatic
#22114D #381D7F #4E28B1 #6B42D4 #9274E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.28
#4E28B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.26
#4E28B1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E28B1
9.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E28B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E28B1 | 1.00 | 9.28 | 2.26 | 9.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004AB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0043AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#214F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#474747
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e28b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 40, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.199 287.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b67ca',
500: '#4e28b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e28b1; $custom-light: #8b67ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e28b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 40,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 256.642,
"s": 63.134,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4209,
"c": 0.19918,
"h": 287
},
"luminance": 0.06312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E28B1
secondary
#AEC76E
accent
#E642B9
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82