#4E37C1#4E37C1

#4E37C1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.203 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E37C1
RGB	rgb(78, 55, 193)
HSL	hsl(250, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(250, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 71.5%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 47.64, -68.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 83.61, 304.74°)
OKLab	oklab(45.52% 0.0434 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(45.52% 0.203 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.1307, 8.2014, 51.2801)
Luminance	0.0820 (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

#4E37C1 #AAC137

analogous

#3765C1 #4E37C1 #9337C1

triadic

#4E37C1 #C14E37 #37C14E

tetradic

#4E37C1 #C13765 #AAC137 #37C193

square

#4E37C1 #C13765 #AAC137 #37C193

split-complementary

#4E37C1 #C19337 #65C137

monochromatic

#281C62 #3B2991 #4E37C1 #7563D2 #9F92E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E37C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E37C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E37C1

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E37C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E37C1	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e37c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 55, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.203 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c70d5',
    500: '#4e37c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e37c1;
$custom-light: #8c70d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e37c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 55.645,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4552,
    "c": 0.2027,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08202
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E37C1

secondary

#C0CB89

accent

#DF49C6

background

#F9F6FD

surface

#F2ECFA

border

#CCC7D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E37C1

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

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