#4E2DAA#4E2DAA

#4E2DAA is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.186 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2DAA
RGB	rgb(78, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.40, 46.12, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.40, 76.98, 306.81°)
OKLab	oklab(42.04% 0.0563 -0.1772)
OKLCH	oklch(42.04% 0.186 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.3338, 6.3982, 38.6602)
Luminance	0.0640 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2DAA #89AA2D

analogous

#2D4AAA #4E2DAA #8D2DAA

triadic

#4E2DAA #AA4E2D #2DAA4E

tetradic

#4E2DAA #AA2D4A #89AA2D #2DAA8D

square

#4E2DAA #AA2D4A #89AA2D #2DAA8D

split-complementary

#4E2DAA #AA8D2D #4AAA2D

monochromatic

#221349 #38207A #4E2DAA #6A46CE #9177DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.21

#4E2DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#4E2DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2DAA

9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2DAA	1.00	9.21	2.28	9.21
#FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#294F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.186 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969c4',
    500: '#4e2daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2daa;
$custom-light: #8969c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.84,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42038,
    "c": 0.18593,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2DAA

secondary

#ADC370

accent

#E146B8

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2DAA

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

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