#4E36AD#4E36AD

#4E36AD is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.179 H 285.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E36AD
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 173)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.42, 42.12, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.42, 73.40, 305.02°)
OKLab	oklab(43.57% 0.0479 -0.1728)
OKLCH	oklch(43.57% 0.179 285.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0016, 7.2745, 40.2988)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.37

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E36AD #95AD36

analogous

#365AAD #4E36AD #8A36AD

triadic

#4E36AD #AD4E36 #36AD4E

tetradic

#4E36AD #AD365A #95AD36 #36AD8A

square

#4E36AD #AD365A #95AD36 #36AD8A

split-complementary

#4E36AD #AD8A36 #5AAD36

monochromatic

#241950 #39277E #4E36AD #6D56CA #9685D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.55

#4E36AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#4E36AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E36AD

8.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E36AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E36AD	1.00	8.55	2.45	8.55
#FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25556D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e36ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.179 285.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#896fc6',
    500: '#4e36ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e36ad;
$custom-light: #896fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e36ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252.101,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43565,
    "c": 0.17929,
    "h": 285.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E36AD

secondary

#B4C27C

accent

#DC4CBF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E36AD

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

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