#4E3088#4E3088
#4E3088 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.140 H 294.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3088 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 48, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(260, 48%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(260, 65%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 64.7%, 0%, 46.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.14, 34.56, -44.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.14, 56.36, 307.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.54% 0.0589 -0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.54% 0.14 294.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6416, 5.5110, 23.8962) |
| Luminance | 0.0551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.41
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 4.93
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.09
Indigo
#4B0082
ΔE00 8.00
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 8.44
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 8.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3088 #6A8830
analogous
#303E88 #4E3088 #7A3088
triadic
#4E3088 #884E30 #30884E
tetradic
#4E3088 #88303E #6A8830 #30887A
square
#4E3088 #88303E #6A8830 #30887A
split-complementary
#4E3088 #887A30 #3E8830
monochromatic
#1A102E #34205B #4E3088 #6840B5 #8A69CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.99
#4E3088 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#4E3088 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3088
9.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3088 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3088 | 1.00 | 9.99 | 2.10 | 9.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00438B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004186
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F4457
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3088; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 48, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.140 294.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#846aab',
500: '#4e3088',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3088; $custom-light: #846aab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3088",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 48,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 260.455,
"s": 47.826,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39539,
"c": 0.13999,
"h": 294.9
},
"luminance": 0.05511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3088
secondary
#96B163
accent
#D750A9
background
#F8F6FA
surface
#F0EBF4
border
#CBC6CE
text
#0B0610
muted
#7C7A7F