#4E2DA0#4E2DA0

#4E2DA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.174 H 289.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2DA0
RGB	rgb(78, 45, 160)
HSL	hsl(257, 56%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 72%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.50, 43.22, -57.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.50, 71.58, 307.14°)
OKLab	oklab(41.13% 0.0585 -0.1638)
OKLCH	oklch(41.13% 0.174 289.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.4236, 6.0341, 33.8664)
Luminance	0.0604 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2DA0 #7FA02D

analogous

#2D46A0 #4E2DA0 #872DA0

triadic

#4E2DA0 #A04E2D #2DA04E

tetradic

#4E2DA0 #A02D46 #7FA02D #2DA087

square

#4E2DA0 #A02D46 #7FA02D #2DA087

split-complementary

#4E2DA0 #A0872D #46A02D

monochromatic

#1F1240 #372070 #4E2DA0 #6841C9 #8E70D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.52

#4E2DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.21

#4E2DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2DA0

9.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2DA0	1.00	9.52	2.21	9.52
#FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314B63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.174 289.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869bd',
    500: '#4e2da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2da0;
$custom-light: #8869bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.217,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41127,
    "c": 0.17395,
    "h": 289.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2DA0

secondary

#A6BE6B

accent

#DF48B4

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2DA0

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

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