#4E38AB#4E38AB

#4E38AB is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.174 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E38AB
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 171)
HSL	hsl(251, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(251, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 67.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.67, 40.37, -58.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.67, 71.08, 304.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.69% 0.0463 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(43.69% 0.174 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9045, 7.3877, 39.3189)
Luminance	0.0739 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.03

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E38AB #95AB38

analogous

#385CAB #4E38AB #8838AB

triadic

#4E38AB #AB4E38 #38AB4E

tetradic

#4E38AB #AB385C #95AB38 #38AB88

square

#4E38AB #AB385C #95AB38 #38AB88

split-complementary

#4E38AB #AB8838 #5CAB38

monochromatic

#241A4F #39297D #4E38AB #6D58C8 #9686D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E38AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E38AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E38AB

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E38AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E38AB	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26556D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e38ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.174 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8970c5',
    500: '#4e38ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e38ab;
$custom-light: #8970c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e38ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.478,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43692,
    "c": 0.17434,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E38AB

secondary

#B4C17D

accent

#DA4EBF

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E38AB

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