#4E36C0#4E36C0

#4E36C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.203 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E36C0
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 192)
HSL	hsl(250, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 71.9%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.11, 47.88, -68.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.11, 83.65, 304.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% 0.0444 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.203 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.9725, 8.0629, 50.6790)
Luminance	0.0806 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E36C0 #A8C036

analogous

#3663C0 #4E36C0 #9336C0

triadic

#4E36C0 #C04E36 #36C04E

tetradic

#4E36C0 #C03663 #A8C036 #36C093

square

#4E36C0 #C03663 #A8C036 #36C093

split-complementary

#4E36C0 #C09336 #63C036

monochromatic

#271B60 #3B2990 #4E36C0 #7561D2 #9E90E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#4E36C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4E36C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E36C0

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E36C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E36C0	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e36c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.203 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70d4',
    500: '#4e36c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e36c0;
$custom-light: #8c70d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e36c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.435,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4529,
    "c": 0.20257,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E36C0

secondary

#BFCB87

accent

#DF48C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0714

muted

#7E7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E36C0

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

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