#4E3897#4E3897

#4E3897 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.148 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3897
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 151)
HSL	hsl(254, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, 34.25, -49.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 59.80, 304.94°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% 0.0484 -0.1402)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.148 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.1404, 6.6820, 30.0276)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.03

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3897 #819738

analogous

#385197 #4E3897 #7D3897

triadic

#4E3897 #974E38 #38974E

tetradic

#4E3897 #973851 #819738 #38977D

square

#4E3897 #973851 #819738 #38977D

split-complementary

#4E3897 #977D38 #519738

monochromatic

#20173E #37276A #4E3897 #684FBE #8E7BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#4E3897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#4E3897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3897

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3897	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)

#004B9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364E62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.148 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670b6',
    500: '#4e3897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3897;
$custom-light: #8670b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.895,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4203,
    "c": 0.14834,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3897

secondary

#A8B773

accent

#D652B7

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3897

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

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