#4E33AB#4E33AB

#4E33AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.180 H 286.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E33AB
RGB	rgb(78, 51, 171)
HSL	hsl(254, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(254, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 70.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.64, 43.20, -60.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.64, 74.09, 305.67°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0509 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.18 286.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6742, 6.9270, 39.2421)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E33AB #90AB33

analogous

#3354AB #4E33AB #8A33AB

triadic

#4E33AB #AB4E33 #33AB4E

tetradic

#4E33AB #AB3354 #90AB33 #33AB8A

square

#4E33AB #AB3354 #90AB33 #33AB8A

split-complementary

#4E33AB #AB8A33 #54AB33

monochromatic

#23174D #38257C #4E33AB #6C50CB #947FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#4E33AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4E33AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E33AB

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E33AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E33AB	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e33ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 51, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.180 286.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896dc5',
    500: '#4e33ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e33ab;
$custom-light: #896dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e33ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.5,
    "s": 54.054,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42951,
    "c": 0.18035,
    "h": 286.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E33AB

secondary

#B1C278

accent

#DD4ABC

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E33AB

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

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