#4E31C9#4E31C9

#4E31C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.218 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4E31C9
RGBrgb(78, 49, 201)
HSLhsl(251, 61%, 49%)
HSVhsv(251, 76%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(61.2%, 75.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(34.05, 53.14, -73.97)
CIE-LCHlch(34.05, 91.07, 305.69°)
OKLaboklab(45.5% 0.0458 -0.2133)
OKLCHoklch(45.5% 0.218 282.1)
XYZxyz(14.7795, 8.0323, 56.0186)
Luminance0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4E31C9 #ACC931
analogous
#3160C9 #4E31C9 #9A31C9
triadic
#4E31C9 #C94E31 #31C94E
tetradic
#4E31C9 #C93160 #ACC931 #31C99A
square
#4E31C9 #C93160 #ACC931 #31C99A
split-complementary
#4E31C9 #C99A31 #60C931
monochromatic
#281967 #3B2598 #4E31C9 #765FD8 #A090E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06
#4E31C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61
#4E31C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E31C9
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4E31C9#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4E31C91.008.062.618.06
#FFFFFF8.061.0021.001.00
#0000002.6121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.061.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004BC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005D7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4e31c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 49, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.218 282.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e6ddb',
    500: '#4e31c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4e31c9;
$custom-light: #8e6ddb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4e31c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.447,
    "s": 60.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45503,
    "c": 0.21817,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4E31C9
secondary
#C1CF87
accent
#E444C5
background
#F9F6FD
surface
#F2ECFB
border
#CCC7D4
text
#0E0715
muted
#7E7A83

Preview Lab

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#4E31C9 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva