#4E2AB5#4E2AB5

#4E2AB5 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.202 H 286.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2AB5
RGB	rgb(78, 42, 181)
HSL	hsl(256, 62%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(256, 77%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.90, 50.78, -67.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.90, 84.36, 307.01°)
OKLab	oklab(42.71% 0.0558 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(42.71% 0.202 286)
XYZ	xyz(12.3078, 6.6111, 44.3346)
Luminance	0.0661 (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

#4E2AB5 #91B52A

analogous

#2A4BB5 #4E2AB5 #932AB5

triadic

#4E2AB5 #B54E2A #2AB54E

tetradic

#4E2AB5 #B52A4B #91B52A #2AB593

square

#4E2AB5 #B52A4B #91B52A #2AB593

split-complementary

#4E2AB5 #B5932A #4BB52A

monochromatic

#231352 #391E83 #4E2AB5 #6C48D4 #9479E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#4E2AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4E2AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2AB5

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2AB5	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B526E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.202 286.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b68cc',
    500: '#4e2ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ab5;
$custom-light: #8b68cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.54,
    "s": 62.332,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42712,
    "c": 0.20184,
    "h": 286
  },
  "luminance": 0.06612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2AB5

secondary

#B2C873

accent

#E542BB

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF9

border

#CBC6D2

text

#0D0614

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2AB5

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

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