#4E38BA#4E38BA

#4E38BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.193 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E38BA
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 186)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 69.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.97, 44.96, -65.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.97, 79.28, 304.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.044 -0.188)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.193 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4163, 7.9924, 47.2806)
Luminance	0.0799 (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

#4E38BA #A4BA38

analogous

#3863BA #4E38BA #8F38BA

triadic

#4E38BA #BA4E38 #38BA4E

tetradic

#4E38BA #BA3863 #A4BA38 #38BA8F

square

#4E38BA #BA3863 #A4BA38 #38BA8F

split-complementary

#4E38BA #BA8F38 #63BA38

monochromatic

#271C5C #3A2A8B #4E38BA #7360CF #9C8FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4E38BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E38BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E38BA

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E38BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E38BA	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F5A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e38ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.193 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71d0',
    500: '#4e38ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e38ba;
$custom-light: #8b71d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e38ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.154,
    "s": 53.719,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4502,
    "c": 0.19309,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E38BA

secondary

#BDC886

accent

#DD4BC4

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E38BA

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

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