#4E2AE3#4E2AE3

#4E2AE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.253 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2AE3
RGB	rgb(78, 42, 227)
HSL	hsl(252, 77%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(252, 81%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 81.5%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.64, 63.66, -86.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.64, 107.28, 306.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.4% 0.042 -0.2493)
OKLCH	oklch(47.4% 0.253 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8306, 8.8202, 73.4210)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2AE3 #BFE32A

analogous

#2A62E3 #4E2AE3 #AB2AE3

triadic

#4E2AE3 #E34E2A #2AE34E

tetradic

#4E2AE3 #E32A62 #BFE32A #2AE3AB

square

#4E2AE3 #E32A62 #BFE32A #2AE3AB

split-complementary

#4E2AE3 #E3AB2A #62E32A

monochromatic

#271182 #3718B8 #4E2AE3 #7B60EA #A896F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#4E2AE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#4E2AE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2AE3

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2AE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2AE3	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ae3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 42, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.253 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#936bed',
    500: '#4e2ae3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ae3;
$custom-light: #936bed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ae3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.676,
    "s": 76.763,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47396,
    "c": 0.25283,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2AE3

secondary

#CDDC8C

accent

#F334CE

background

#FAF6FE

surface

#F3ECFD

border

#CDC7D5

text

#0F0717

muted

#7F7A85

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2AE3

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

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