#4E2AD4#4E2AD4
#4E2AD4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.237 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2AD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 42, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 67%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 80%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 80.2%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.04, 59.52, -80.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.04, 100.01, 306.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.83% 0.0466 -0.2319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.83% 0.237 281.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8498, 8.0279, 62.9889) |
| Luminance | 0.0803 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 2.25
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.02
Blue Violet
#5D06E9
ΔE00 3.82
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 3.82
Blue Purple
#5A06EF
ΔE00 4.02
Purpley Blue
#5F34E7
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2AD4 #B0D42A
analogous
#2A5BD4 #4E2AD4 #A32AD4
triadic
#4E2AD4 #D44E2A #2AD44E
tetradic
#4E2AD4 #D42A5B #B0D42A #2AD4A3
square
#4E2AD4 #D42A5B #B0D42A #2AD4A3
split-complementary
#4E2AD4 #D4A32A #5BD42A
monochromatic
#28166E #3B20A1 #4E2AD4 #785CDF #A28FE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.06
#4E2AD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.61
#4E2AD4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2AD4
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2AD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2AD4 | 1.00 | 8.06 | 2.61 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0056D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005E80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2ad4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.237 281.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#916ae3',
500: '#4e2ad4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2ad4; $custom-light: #916ae3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2ad4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 42,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.706,
"s": 66.929,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45828,
"c": 0.23655,
"h": 281.4
},
"luminance": 0.08029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2AD4
secondary
#C3D386
accent
#EA3EC5
background
#F9F6FE
surface
#F2EBFC
border
#CCC6D5
text
#0E0716
muted
#7E7A84