#4E38BB#4E38BB

#4E38BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.194 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E38BB
RGB	rgb(78, 56, 187)
HSL	hsl(250, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(250, 70%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 70.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.06, 45.27, -65.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.06, 79.82, 304.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.0438 -0.1893)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.194 283)
XYZ	xyz(13.5229, 8.0350, 47.8424)
Luminance	0.0804 (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

#4E38BB #A5BB38

analogous

#3864BB #4E38BB #8F38BB

triadic

#4E38BB #BB4E38 #38BB4E

tetradic

#4E38BB #BB3864 #A5BB38 #38BB8F

square

#4E38BB #BB3864 #A5BB38 #38BB8F

split-complementary

#4E38BB #BB8F38 #64BB38

monochromatic

#271C5D #3A2A8C #4E38BB #7361D0 #9D90DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#4E38BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4E38BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E38BB

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E38BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E38BB	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e38bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.194 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b71d1',
    500: '#4e38bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e38bb;
$custom-light: #8b71d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e38bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.076,
    "s": 53.909,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4511,
    "c": 0.19431,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.08036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E38BB

secondary

#BDC886

accent

#DD4BC5

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF9

border

#CBC7D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E38BB

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

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