#4E37AF#4E37AF

#4E37AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.181 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E37AF
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 175)
HSL	hsl(252, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(252, 69%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.80, 42.16, -60.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.80, 73.89, 304.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.89% 0.0466 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(43.89% 0.181 285)
XYZ	xyz(12.2436, 7.4465, 41.3413)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.04

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E37AF #98AF37

analogous

#375CAF #4E37AF #8A37AF

triadic

#4E37AF #AF4E37 #37AF4E

tetradic

#4E37AF #AF375C #98AF37 #37AF8A

square

#4E37AF #AF375C #98AF37 #37AF8A

split-complementary

#4E37AF #AF8A37 #5CAF37

monochromatic

#241A52 #392880 #4E37AF #6E59CB #9787D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#4E37AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E37AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E37AF

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E37AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E37AF	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22566E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e37af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.181 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970c8',
    500: '#4e37af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e37af;
$custom-light: #8970c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e37af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.5,
    "s": 52.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4389,
    "c": 0.1806,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.07447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E37AF

secondary

#B6C37F

accent

#DC4CC0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E37AF

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