#4E3281#4E3281

#4E3281 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.128 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3281
RGB	rgb(78, 50, 129)
HSL	hsl(261, 44%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 61%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 61.2%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.08, 31.34, -40.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.08, 51.03, 307.90°)
OKLab	oklab(39.33% 0.0568 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(39.33% 0.128 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2439, 5.4857, 21.3891)
Luminance	0.0549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.40

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3281 #658132

analogous

#323D81 #4E3281 #763281

triadic

#4E3281 #814E32 #32814E

tetradic

#4E3281 #81323D #658132 #328176

square

#4E3281 #81323D #658132 #328176

split-complementary

#4E3281 #817632 #3D8132

monochromatic

#191029 #332155 #4E3281 #6943AD #8969C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.01

#4E3281 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#4E3281 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3281

10.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3281	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3281	1.00	10.01	2.10	10.01
#FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#014384

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#10417F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3281;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 50, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.128 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ba6',
    500: '#4e3281',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3281;
$custom-light: #836ba6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3281",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.266,
    "s": 44.134,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39326,
    "c": 0.12778,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3281

secondary

#92AC62

accent

#D454A7

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3281

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

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