#4E2AB4#4E2AB4

#4E2AB4 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.201 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2AB4
RGB	rgb(78, 42, 180)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, 50.50, -66.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 83.85, 307.03°)
OKLab	oklab(42.61% 0.056 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(42.61% 0.201 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2056, 6.5702, 43.7962)
Luminance	0.0657 (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

#4E2AB4 #90B42A

analogous

#2A4BB4 #4E2AB4 #932AB4

triadic

#4E2AB4 #B44E2A #2AB44E

tetradic

#4E2AB4 #B42A4B #90B42A #2AB493

square

#4E2AB4 #B42A4B #90B42A #2AB493

split-complementary

#4E2AB4 #B4932A #4BB42A

monochromatic

#231351 #381E82 #4E2AB4 #6C47D4 #9479E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#4E2AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#4E2AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2AB4

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2AB4	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D516E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.201 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68cc',
    500: '#4e2ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ab4;
$custom-light: #8b68cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.652,
    "s": 62.162,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42615,
    "c": 0.20069,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2AB4

secondary

#B1C872

accent

#E543BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2AB4

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

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