#4E37A1#4E37A1
#4E37A1 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.163 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E37A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 55, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 49%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 66%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 65.8%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.64, 37.89, -54.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.64, 66.11, 304.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.69% 0.0486 -0.1554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.69% 0.163 287.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9392, 6.9248, 34.4715) |
| Luminance | 0.0693 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.15
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.22
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.56
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.30
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.51
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E37A1 #8AA137
analogous
#3755A1 #4E37A1 #8337A1
triadic
#4E37A1 #A14E37 #37A14E
tetradic
#4E37A1 #A13755 #8AA137 #37A183
square
#4E37A1 #A13755 #8AA137 #37A183
split-complementary
#4E37A1 #A18337 #55A137
monochromatic
#221846 #382773 #4E37A1 #6A51C4 #917FD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.81
#4E37A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#4E37A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E37A1
8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E37A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E37A1 | 1.00 | 8.81 | 2.39 | 8.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#305167
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e37a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.163 287.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#876fbe',
500: '#4e37a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e37a1; $custom-light: #876fbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e37a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 55,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 253.019,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42686,
"c": 0.1628,
"h": 287.4
},
"luminance": 0.06925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E37A1
secondary
#AEBD77
accent
#D94FBB
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF7
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81