#4E2E9D#4E2E9D

#4E2E9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.169 H 290.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2E9D
RGB	rgb(78, 46, 157)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 70.7%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 41.80, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 69.36, 307.06°)
OKLab	oklab(41% 0.0581 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.169 290.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2029, 6.0076, 32.5137)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2E9D #7D9D2E

analogous

#2E469D #4E2E9D #852E9D

triadic

#4E2E9D #9D4E2E #2E9D4E

tetradic

#4E2E9D #9D2E46 #7D9D2E #2E9D85

square

#4E2E9D #9D2E46 #7D9D2E #2E9D85

split-complementary

#4E2E9D #9D852E #469D2E

monochromatic

#1F123E #36206E #4E2E9D #6841C7 #8D70D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#4E2E9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#4E2E9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2E9D

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2E9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2E9D	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334A62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2e9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.169 290.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8769bb',
    500: '#4e2e9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2e9d;
$custom-light: #8769bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2e9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 257.297,
    "s": 54.68,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40998,
    "c": 0.16911,
    "h": 290.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2E9D

secondary

#A5BD6A

accent

#DE4AB3

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF6

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2E9D

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

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