#4E36C4#4E36C4

#4E36C4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.207 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E36C4
RGB	rgb(78, 54, 196)
HSL	hsl(250, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.48, 49.08, -70.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.48, 85.77, 304.91°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.0435 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.207 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4217, 8.2426, 53.0449)
Luminance	0.0824 (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

#4E36C4 #ACC436

analogous

#3665C4 #4E36C4 #9536C4

triadic

#4E36C4 #C44E36 #36C44E

tetradic

#4E36C4 #C43665 #ACC436 #36C495

square

#4E36C4 #C43665 #ACC436 #36C495

split-complementary

#4E36C4 #C49536 #65C436

monochromatic

#281C64 #3B2994 #4E36C4 #7663D4 #A093E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#4E36C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E36C4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E36C4

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E36C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E36C4	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e36c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 54, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.207 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d70d7',
    500: '#4e36c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e36c4;
$custom-light: #8d70d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e36c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.141,
    "s": 56.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45664,
    "c": 0.20736,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E36C4

secondary

#C1CC89

accent

#E048C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E36C4

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

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