#4E2987#4E2987
#4E2987 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.148 H 296.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2987 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 41, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(264, 53%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(264, 70%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.2%, 69.6%, 0%, 47.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.61, 38.25, -46.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.61, 60.13, 309.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.41% 0.0671 -0.1325) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.41% 0.149 296.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3069, 4.9547, 23.4357) |
| Luminance | 0.0495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.23
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.14
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 6.21
Indigo (survey)
#380282
ΔE00 7.27
Royal Purple (survey)
#4B006E
ΔE00 7.55
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2987 #628729
analogous
#293387 #4E2987 #7D2987
triadic
#4E2987 #874E29 #29874E
tetradic
#4E2987 #872933 #628729 #29877D
square
#4E2987 #872933 #628729 #29877D
split-complementary
#4E2987 #877D29 #338729
monochromatic
#180C29 #331B58 #4E2987 #6937B6 #895DCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.55
#4E2987 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.99
#4E2987 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2987
10.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2987 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2987 | 1.00 | 10.55 | 1.99 | 10.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#003F8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003E85
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#403F54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2987; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 41, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.148 296.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8565ab',
500: '#4e2987',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2987; $custom-light: #8565ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2987",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 41,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 263.617,
"s": 53.409,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38405,
"c": 0.1485,
"h": 296.8
},
"luminance": 0.04955
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2987
secondary
#90B359
accent
#DD4BA3
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F