#4E2BA0#4E2BA0

#4E2BA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.176 H 290.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2BA0
RGB	rgb(78, 43, 160)
HSL	hsl(258, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(258, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.12, 44.27, -57.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.12, 72.71, 307.51°)
OKLab	oklab(40.86% 0.0603 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(40.86% 0.176 290)
XYZ	xyz(10.3491, 5.8851, 33.8415)
Luminance	0.0589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2BA0 #7DA02B

analogous

#2B42A0 #4E2BA0 #892BA0

triadic

#4E2BA0 #A04E2B #2BA04E

tetradic

#4E2BA0 #A02B42 #7DA02B #2BA089

square

#4E2BA0 #A02B42 #7DA02B #2BA089

split-complementary

#4E2BA0 #A0892B #42A02B

monochromatic

#1F1140 #361E70 #4E2BA0 #683DCB #8D6ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#4E2BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4E2BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2BA0

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2BA0	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00429E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 43, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.176 290.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8868bd',
    500: '#4e2ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ba0;
$custom-light: #8868bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.949,
    "s": 57.635,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40859,
    "c": 0.17625,
    "h": 290
  },
  "luminance": 0.05886
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2BA0

secondary

#A5BF68

accent

#E147B3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2BA0

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