#4E2EAB#4E2EAB

#4E2EAB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.186 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2EAB
RGB	rgb(78, 46, 171)
HSL	hsl(255, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(255, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 73.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.67, 45.89, -61.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.67, 76.96, 306.61°)
OKLab	oklab(42.26% 0.0552 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(42.26% 0.186 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4674, 6.5134, 39.1731)
Luminance	0.0651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Indigo Blue

#3A18B1

ΔE00 4.70

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2EAB #8BAB2E

analogous

#2E4CAB #4E2EAB #8D2EAB

triadic

#4E2EAB #AB4E2E #2EAB4E

tetradic

#4E2EAB #AB2E4C #8BAB2E #2EAB8D

square

#4E2EAB #AB2E4C #8BAB2E #2EAB8D

split-complementary

#4E2EAB #AB8D2E #4CAB2E

monochromatic

#22144B #38217B #4E2EAB #6B48CE #9279DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.12

#4E2EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#4E2EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2EAB

9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2EAB	1.00	9.12	2.30	9.12
#FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004BAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0045A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 46, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.186 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ac5',
    500: '#4e2eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2eab;
$custom-light: #896ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 255.36,
    "s": 57.604,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42262,
    "c": 0.18604,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2EAB

secondary

#AEC372

accent

#E147B9

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2EAB

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

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