#4E31AB#4E31AB

#4E31AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.183 H 286.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E31AB
RGB	rgb(78, 49, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 71.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.24, 44.29, -60.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.24, 75.25, 306.06°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.0527 -0.1749)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.183 286.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.5887, 6.7560, 39.2136)
Luminance	0.0676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.61

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E31AB #8EAB31

analogous

#3151AB #4E31AB #8B31AB

triadic

#4E31AB #AB4E31 #31AB4E

tetradic

#4E31AB #AB3151 #8EAB31 #31AB8B

square

#4E31AB #AB3151 #8EAB31 #31AB8B

split-complementary

#4E31AB #AB8B31 #51AB31

monochromatic

#23164C #38237B #4E31AB #6B4DCC #937DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.93

#4E31AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E31AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E31AB

8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E31AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E31AB	1.00	8.93	2.35	8.93
#FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27516A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e31ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 49, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.183 286.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896cc5',
    500: '#4e31ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e31ab;
$custom-light: #896cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e31ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 254.262,
    "s": 55.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42669,
    "c": 0.18267,
    "h": 286.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E31AB

secondary

#B0C275

accent

#DF49BB

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E31AB

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

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