#4E2EA8#4E2EA8
#4E2EA8 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.182 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 46, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(256, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(256, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.40, 45.02, -60.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.40, 75.34, 306.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.99% 0.0559 -0.1737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.99% 0.182 287.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1847, 6.4003, 37.6842) |
| Luminance | 0.0640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.79
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.42
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.47
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.56
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.78
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2EA8 #88A82E
analogous
#2E4BA8 #4E2EA8 #8B2EA8
triadic
#4E2EA8 #A84E2E #2EA84E
tetradic
#4E2EA8 #A82E4B #88A82E #2EA88B
square
#4E2EA8 #A82E4B #88A82E #2EA88B
split-complementary
#4E2EA8 #A88B2E #4BA82E
monochromatic
#211448 #382178 #4E2EA8 #6A47CD #9177DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.21
#4E2EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.28
#4E2EA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2EA8
9.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2EA8 | 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)
#004AAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A4F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.182 287.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#896ac3',
500: '#4e2ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2ea8; $custom-light: #896ac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 46,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.738,
"s": 57.009,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41986,
"c": 0.18244,
"h": 287.8
},
"luminance": 0.06401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2EA8
secondary
#ACC270
accent
#E048B8
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7D7A82