#4E32AB#4E32AB

#4E32AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.182 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E32AB
RGB	rgb(78, 50, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(254, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 70.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.44, 43.75, -60.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.44, 74.67, 305.86°)
OKLab	oklab(42.81% 0.0518 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(42.81% 0.182 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6310, 6.8406, 39.2277)
Luminance	0.0684 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E32AB #8FAB32

analogous

#3253AB #4E32AB #8A32AB

triadic

#4E32AB #AB4E32 #32AB4E

tetradic

#4E32AB #AB3253 #8FAB32 #32AB8A

square

#4E32AB #AB3253 #8FAB32 #32AB8A

split-complementary

#4E32AB #AB8A32 #53AB32

monochromatic

#23164C #38247C #4E32AB #6C4FCB #937ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.87

#4E32AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E32AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E32AB

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E32AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E32AB	1.00	8.87	2.37	8.87
#FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e32ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 50, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.182 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896cc5',
    500: '#4e32ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e32ab;
$custom-light: #896cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e32ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.884,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42809,
    "c": 0.18152,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E32AB

secondary

#B1C277

accent

#DE4ABC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E32AB

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

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