#4E2FA9#4E2FA9
#4E2FA9 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.183 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E2FA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 47, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(255, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(255, 72%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 72.2%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.68, 44.78, -60.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.68, 75.32, 306.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.21% 0.0548 -0.1741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.21% 0.183 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3177, 6.5167, 38.1899) |
| Luminance | 0.0652 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.94
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.15
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.22
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.55
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.62
Purple Blue
#5D21D0
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E2FA9 #8AA92F
analogous
#2F4DA9 #4E2FA9 #8B2FA9
triadic
#4E2FA9 #A94E2F #2FA94E
tetradic
#4E2FA9 #A92F4D #8AA92F #2FA98B
square
#4E2FA9 #A92F4D #8AA92F #2FA98B
split-complementary
#4E2FA9 #A98B2F #4DA92F
monochromatic
#221449 #382279 #4E2FA9 #6A49CC #9179DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.12
#4E2FA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#4E2FA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E2FA9
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E2FA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E2FA9 | 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)
#004BAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0045A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#294F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e2fa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 47, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.183 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#896ac4',
500: '#4e2fa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e2fa9; $custom-light: #896ac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e2fa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 47,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 255.246,
"s": 56.481,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42213,
"c": 0.18252,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.06517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E2FA9
secondary
#AEC272
accent
#E048B9
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#F0EBF8
border
#CBC6D1
text
#0D0713
muted
#7D7A82