#4E36C1#4E36C1

#4E36C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.204 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E36C1
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 193)
HSL	hsl(250, 56%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 72%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 48.18, -69.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 84.18, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.0442 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.204 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0837, 8.1073, 51.2645)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#4E36C1 #A9C136

analogous

#3663C1 #4E36C1 #9336C1

triadic

#4E36C1 #C14E36 #36C14E

tetradic

#4E36C1 #C13663 #A9C136 #36C193

square

#4E36C1 #C13663 #A9C136 #36C193

split-complementary

#4E36C1 #C19336 #63C136

monochromatic

#271B61 #3B2991 #4E36C1 #7561D3 #9F91E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#4E36C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E36C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E36C1

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E36C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E36C1	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e36c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.204 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70d5',
    500: '#4e36c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e36c1;
$custom-light: #8c70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e36c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.36,
    "s": 56.275,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45383,
    "c": 0.20377,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E36C1

secondary

#BFCB88

accent

#E048C5

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E36C1

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

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