#4E34AB#4E34AB

#4E34AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.179 H 286.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E34AB
RGB	rgb(78, 52, 171)
HSL	hsl(253, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(253, 70%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.84, 42.64, -59.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.84, 73.50, 305.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.1% 0.05 -0.1721)
OKLCH	oklch(43.1% 0.179 286.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7184, 7.0153, 39.2568)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E34AB #91AB34

analogous

#3455AB #4E34AB #8934AB

triadic

#4E34AB #AB4E34 #34AB4E

tetradic

#4E34AB #AB3455 #91AB34 #34AB89

square

#4E34AB #AB3455 #91AB34 #34AB89

split-complementary

#4E34AB #AB8934 #55AB34

monochromatic

#23174D #39267C #4E34AB #6C52CA #9481D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#4E34AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E34AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E34AB

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E34AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E34AB	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27536B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e34ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 52, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.179 286.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896ec5',
    500: '#4e34ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e34ab;
$custom-light: #896ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e34ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.109,
    "s": 53.363,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43095,
    "c": 0.17918,
    "h": 286.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E34AB

secondary

#B2C279

accent

#DD4BBD

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E34AB

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

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