#4E37C0#4E37C0

#4E37C0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.202 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E37C0
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 192)
HSL	hsl(250, 55%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 71%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.31, 47.34, -68.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.31, 83.08, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% 0.0436 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.202 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0195, 8.1569, 50.6946)
Luminance	0.0816 (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

#4E37C0 #A9C037

analogous

#3764C0 #4E37C0 #9237C0

triadic

#4E37C0 #C04E37 #37C04E

tetradic

#4E37C0 #C03764 #A9C037 #37C092

square

#4E37C0 #C03764 #A9C037 #37C092

split-complementary

#4E37C0 #C09237 #64C037

monochromatic

#271C61 #3B2990 #4E37C0 #7562D2 #9F92E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4E37C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E37C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E37C0

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E37C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E37C0	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e37c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.202 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70d4',
    500: '#4e37c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e37c0;
$custom-light: #8c70d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e37c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.073,
    "s": 55.466,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45428,
    "c": 0.2015,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E37C0

secondary

#BFCB88

accent

#DF49C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E37C0

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

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