#4E3579#4E3579

#4E3579 is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.112 H 298.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3579
RGB	rgb(78, 53, 121)
HSL	hsl(262, 39%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(262, 56%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 56.2%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.24, 27.21, -34.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.24, 44.32, 307.87°)
OKLab	oklab(39.27% 0.0527 -0.0989)
OKLCH	oklch(39.27% 0.112 298)
XYZ	xyz(7.8653, 5.5463, 18.7416)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Royal Purple (survey)

#4B006E

ΔE00 10.27

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3579 #607935

analogous

#353E79 #4E3579 #703579

triadic

#4E3579 #794E35 #35794E

tetradic

#4E3579 #79353E #607935 #357970

square

#4E3579 #79353E #607935 #357970

split-complementary

#4E3579 #797035 #3E7935

monochromatic

#171024 #33224E #4E3579 #6948A4 #896ABE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#4E3579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#4E3579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3579

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3579	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)

#19437B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214277

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454351

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.112 298.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#826da0',
    500: '#4e3579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3579;
$custom-light: #826da0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 262.059,
    "s": 39.08,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3927,
    "c": 0.11209,
    "h": 298
  },
  "luminance": 0.05546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3579

secondary

#8EA663

accent

#CF59A4

background

#F8F6F9

surface

#EFEBF2

border

#CAC6CC

text

#0B070F

muted

#7C7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3579

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

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