#4E3899#4E3899

#4E3899 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.151 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3899
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 153)
HSL	hsl(254, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(254, 63%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 63.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.23, 34.86, -49.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.23, 60.95, 304.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.19% 0.0483 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(42.19% 0.151 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.3042, 6.7475, 30.8903)
Luminance	0.0675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.71

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3899 #839938

analogous

#385299 #4E3899 #7E3899

triadic

#4E3899 #994E38 #38994E

tetradic

#4E3899 #993852 #839938 #38997E

square

#4E3899 #993852 #839938 #38997E

split-complementary

#4E3899 #997E38 #529938

monochromatic

#20173F #37286C #4E3899 #694FBF #8F7CCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.94

#4E3899 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E3899 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3899

8.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3899	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3899	1.00	8.94	2.35	8.94
#FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#354F63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3899;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.151 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8670b8',
    500: '#4e3899',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3899;
$custom-light: #8670b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3899",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 253.608,
    "s": 46.411,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4219,
    "c": 0.151,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3899

secondary

#A9B874

accent

#D652B8

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF6

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0711

muted

#7D7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3899

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

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