#4E379A#4E379A
#4E379A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.154 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E379A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(254, 47%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(254, 64%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 64.3%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.08, 35.76, -50.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.08, 62.16, 305.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.11% 0.0493 -0.1456) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.11% 0.154 288.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3391, 6.6847, 31.3111) |
| Luminance | 0.0669 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.68
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.88
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.00
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.02
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.58
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E379A #839A37
analogous
#37529A #4E379A #7F379A
triadic
#4E379A #9A4E37 #379A4E
tetradic
#4E379A #9A3752 #839A37 #379A7F
square
#4E379A #9A3752 #839A37 #379A7F
split-complementary
#4E379A #9A7F37 #529A37
monochromatic
#201740 #37276D #4E379A #694EC0 #8F7BD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.99
#4E379A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.34
#4E379A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E379A
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E379A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E379A | 1.00 | 8.99 | 2.34 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004B9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004798
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#344F63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e379a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.154 288.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#866fb8',
500: '#4e379a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e379a; $custom-light: #866fb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e379a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.939,
"s": 47.368,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42107,
"c": 0.15369,
"h": 288.7
},
"luminance": 0.06685
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E379A
secondary
#A9B974
accent
#D751B8
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0711
muted
#7D7A80