#4E2CAF#4E2CAF
#4E2CAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.193 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2CAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 44, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.68, 48.08, -64.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.68, 80.18, 306.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.38% 0.0559 -0.1846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.38% 0.193 286.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7781, 6.5156, 41.1861) |
| Luminance | 0.0652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.29
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 4.87
Violet Blue
#510AC9
ΔE00 4.92
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.01
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.17
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2CAF #8DAF2C
analogous
#2C4BAF #4E2CAF #902CAF
triadic
#4E2CAF #AF4E2C #2CAF4E
tetradic
#4E2CAF #AF2C4B #8DAF2C #2CAF90
square
#4E2CAF #AF2C4B #8DAF2C #2CAF90
split-complementary
#4E2CAF #AF902C #4BAF2C
monochromatic
#22134D #38207E #4E2CAF #6B47D1 #9278DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.12
#4E2CAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#4E2CAF on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2CAF
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2CAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2CAF | 1.00 | 9.12 | 2.30 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004BB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#23506B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2caf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 44, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.193 286.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a69c8',
500: '#4e2caf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2caf; $custom-light: #8a69c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2caf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 44,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.573,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42379,
"c": 0.19289,
"h": 286.8
},
"luminance": 0.06516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2CAF
secondary
#AFC572
accent
#E345BA
background
#F9F6FC
surface
#F1EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0613
muted
#7E7A82