#4E2AC1#4E2AC1

#4E2AC1 is a dark, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.215 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2AC1
RGB	rgb(78, 42, 193)
HSL	hsl(254, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(254, 78%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 78.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.09, 54.19, -72.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.09, 90.52, 306.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% 0.0523 -0.209)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.215 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.5925, 7.1250, 51.1007)
Luminance	0.0713 (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

#4E2AC1 #9DC12A

analogous

#2A51C1 #4E2AC1 #992AC1

triadic

#4E2AC1 #C14E2A #2AC14E

tetradic

#4E2AC1 #C12A51 #9DC12A #2AC199

square

#4E2AC1 #C12A51 #9DC12A #2AC199

split-complementary

#4E2AC1 #C1992A #51C12A

monochromatic

#25145C #3A1F8F #4E2AC1 #704FD9 #9982E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#4E2AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#4E2AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2AC1

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2AC1	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.215 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d69d5',
    500: '#4e2ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ac1;
$custom-light: #8d69d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.305,
    "s": 64.255,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43895,
    "c": 0.21546,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2AC1

secondary

#B9CD7A

accent

#E741C0

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2EBFA

border

#CCC6D3

text

#0E0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2AC1

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

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