#4E2FA0#4E2FA0

#4E2FA0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.172 H 289.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E2FA0
RGB	rgb(78, 47, 160)
HSL	hsl(256, 55%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(256, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.89, 42.13, -56.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.89, 70.42, 306.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% 0.0566 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.172 289.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5017, 6.1903, 33.8924)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.33

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E2FA0 #81A02F

analogous

#2F49A0 #4E2FA0 #862FA0

triadic

#4E2FA0 #A04E2F #2FA04E

tetradic

#4E2FA0 #A02F49 #81A02F #2FA086

square

#4E2FA0 #A02F49 #81A02F #2FA086

split-complementary

#4E2FA0 #A0862F #49A02F

monochromatic

#201341 #372171 #4E2FA0 #6844C8 #8E73D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#4E2FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#4E2FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E2FA0

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E2FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E2FA0	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00449E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314C64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e2fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 47, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.172 289.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886abd',
    500: '#4e2fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e2fa0;
$custom-light: #886abd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e2fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.46,
    "s": 54.589,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41404,
    "c": 0.17157,
    "h": 289.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E2FA0

secondary

#A8BE6D

accent

#DE4AB5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0EBF7

border

#CBC6D0

text

#0C0712

muted

#7D7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E2FA0

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

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