#4E35A1#4E35A1
#4E35A1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.165 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E35A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 53, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 50%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 67%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 67.1%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.20, 39.05, -54.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.20, 67.36, 305.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.38% 0.0506 -0.1574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.38% 0.165 287.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8461, 6.7386, 34.4405) |
| Luminance | 0.0674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.52
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.68
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.88
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.16
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.63
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E35A1 #88A135
analogous
#3552A1 #4E35A1 #8435A1
triadic
#4E35A1 #A14E35 #35A14E
tetradic
#4E35A1 #A13552 #88A135 #35A184
square
#4E35A1 #A13552 #88A135 #35A184
split-complementary
#4E35A1 #A18435 #52A135
monochromatic
#211745 #382673 #4E35A1 #6A4EC5 #917CD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.94
#4E35A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.35
#4E35A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E35A1
8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E35A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E35A1 | 1.00 | 8.94 | 2.35 | 8.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00479F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#305066
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e35a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 53, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.165 287.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#876ebe',
500: '#4e35a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e35a1; $custom-light: #876ebe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e35a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 53,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.889,
"s": 50.467,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42375,
"c": 0.16537,
"h": 287.8
},
"luminance": 0.06739
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E35A1
secondary
#ACBD75
accent
#DA4EBA
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF7
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81