#4E35A0#4E35A0
#4E35A0 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.164 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E35A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 53, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 50%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 67%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.2%, 66.9%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.12, 38.75, -54.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.12, 66.80, 305.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.29% 0.0507 -0.1561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.29% 0.164 288) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7583, 6.7035, 33.9779) |
| Luminance | 0.0670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.62
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.62
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.76
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.10
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.77
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E35A0 #87A035
analogous
#3551A0 #4E35A0 #8435A0
triadic
#4E35A0 #A04E35 #35A04E
tetradic
#4E35A0 #A03551 #87A035 #35A084
square
#4E35A0 #A03551 #87A035 #35A084
split-complementary
#4E35A0 #A08435 #51A035
monochromatic
#211744 #382672 #4E35A0 #6A4EC4 #907CD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.97
#4E35A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#4E35A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E35A0
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E35A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E35A0 | 1.00 | 8.97 | 2.34 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00469E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#304F66
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e35a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.164 288.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#876ebd',
500: '#4e35a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e35a0; $custom-light: #876ebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e35a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 53,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 254.019,
"s": 50.235,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4229,
"c": 0.1641,
"h": 288
},
"luminance": 0.06704
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E35A0
secondary
#ACBC74
accent
#DA4EB9
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF7
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81