#4E2EA0#4E2EA0

#4E2EA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.173 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2EA0
RGB	rgb(78, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(257, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(257, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.69, 42.68, -56.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.69, 71.00, 306.95°)
OKLab	oklab(41.26% 0.0576 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(41.26% 0.173 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4622, 6.1113, 33.8792)
Luminance	0.0611 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2EA0 #80A02E

analogous

#2E47A0 #4E2EA0 #872EA0

triadic

#4E2EA0 #A04E2E #2EA04E

tetradic

#4E2EA0 #A02E47 #80A02E #2EA087

square

#4E2EA0 #A02E47 #80A02E #2EA087

split-complementary

#4E2EA0 #A0872E #47A02E

monochromatic

#201341 #372070 #4E2EA0 #6842C9 #8E72D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.45

#4E2EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#4E2EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2EA0

9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2EA0	1.00	9.45	2.22	9.45
#FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00439E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314C63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.173 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8869bd',
    500: '#4e2ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2ea0;
$custom-light: #8869bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.842,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41264,
    "c": 0.17277,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2EA0

secondary

#A7BE6C

accent

#DF49B5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0612

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2EA0

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

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