#4E31CC#4E31CC

#4E31CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.222 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E31CC
RGB	rgb(78, 49, 204)
HSL	hsl(251, 61%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(251, 76%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 76%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 54.01, -75.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 92.61, 305.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.8% 0.045 -0.217)
OKLCH	oklch(45.8% 0.222 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.1359, 8.1749, 57.8953)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E31CC #AFCC31

analogous

#3161CC #4E31CC #9C31CC

triadic

#4E31CC #CC4E31 #31CC4E

tetradic

#4E31CC #CC3161 #AFCC31 #31CC9C

square

#4E31CC #CC3161 #AFCC31 #31CC9C

split-complementary

#4E31CC #CC9C31 #61CC31

monochromatic

#281969 #3B259B #4E31CC #7861D9 #A292E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4E31CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E31CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E31CC

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E31CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E31CC	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e31cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 49, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.222 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f6ddd',
    500: '#4e31cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e31cc;
$custom-light: #8f6ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e31cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.226,
    "s": 61.265,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45797,
    "c": 0.22162,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E31CC

secondary

#C3D089

accent

#E443C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFB

border

#CCC7D4

text

#0E0715

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E31CC

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

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