#4E36C3#4E36C3

#4E36C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.206 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E36C3
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 195)
HSL	hsl(250, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 72.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.39, 48.78, -69.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.39, 85.24, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0438 -0.2015)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.206 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3083, 8.1972, 52.4474)
Luminance	0.0820 (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

#4E36C3 #ABC336

analogous

#3665C3 #4E36C3 #9536C3

triadic

#4E36C3 #C34E36 #36C34E

tetradic

#4E36C3 #C33665 #ABC336 #36C395

square

#4E36C3 #C33665 #ABC336 #36C395

split-complementary

#4E36C3 #C39536 #65C336

monochromatic

#281B63 #3B2993 #4E36C3 #7663D4 #A092E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E36C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E36C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E36C3

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E36C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E36C3	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e36c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.206 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d70d6',
    500: '#4e36c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e36c3;
$custom-light: #8d70d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e36c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.213,
    "s": 56.627,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4557,
    "c": 0.20617,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E36C3

secondary

#C1CC89

accent

#E048C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E36C3

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

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