#4E3380#4E3380

#4E3380 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.125 H 296.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3380
RGB	rgb(78, 51, 128)
HSL	hsl(261, 43%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(261, 60%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 60.2%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.24, 30.45, -39.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.24, 49.78, 307.71°)
OKLab	oklab(39.42% 0.0555 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(39.42% 0.125 296.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.2210, 5.5457, 21.0552)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 9.66

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3380 #658033

analogous

#333E80 #4E3380 #753380

triadic

#4E3380 #804E33 #33804E

tetradic

#4E3380 #80333E #658033 #338075

square

#4E3380 #80333E #658033 #338075

split-complementary

#4E3380 #807533 #3E8033

monochromatic

#191028 #332254 #4E3380 #6944AC #896AC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#4E3380 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E3380 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3380

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3380	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3380	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#074383

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15427E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3380;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 51, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.125 296.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#836ca5',
    500: '#4e3380',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3380;
$custom-light: #836ca5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3380",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 261.039,
    "s": 43.017,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39421,
    "c": 0.12489,
    "h": 296.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3380

secondary

#92AB63

accent

#D355A7

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFEBF4

border

#CAC6CE

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3380

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

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