#4E2DAB#4E2DAB

#4E2DAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.187 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2DAB
RGB	rgb(78, 45, 171)
HSL	hsl(256, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(256, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 73.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.49, 46.41, -62.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.49, 77.51, 306.78°)
OKLab	oklab(42.13% 0.0561 -0.1785)
OKLCH	oklch(42.13% 0.187 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4288, 6.4362, 39.1603)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.52

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2DAB #8AAB2D

analogous

#2D4BAB #4E2DAB #8D2DAB

triadic

#4E2DAB #AB4E2D #2DAB4E

tetradic

#4E2DAB #AB2D4B #8AAB2D #2DAB8D

square

#4E2DAB #AB2D4B #8AAB2D #2DAB8D

split-complementary

#4E2DAB #AB8D2D #4BAB2D

monochromatic

#22144A #38207B #4E2DAB #6A47CE #9177DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#4E2DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#4E2DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2DAB

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2DAB	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0044A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#284F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 45, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.187 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8969c5',
    500: '#4e2dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2dab;
$custom-light: #8969c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.714,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42131,
    "c": 0.18712,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2DAB

secondary

#AEC371

accent

#E246B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2DAB

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

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