#4E399A#4E399A
#4E399A is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.151 H 288.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E399A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 57, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(253, 46%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(253, 63%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.4%, 63%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.53, 34.56, -50.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.53, 60.87, 304.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.44% 0.0471 -0.1434) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.44% 0.151 288.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4361, 6.8786, 31.3434) |
| Luminance | 0.0688 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.32
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.37
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.73
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.24
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.53
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E399A #859A39
analogous
#39559A #4E399A #7F399A
triadic
#4E399A #9A4E39 #399A4E
tetradic
#4E399A #9A3955 #859A39 #399A7F
square
#4E399A #9A3955 #859A39 #399A7F
split-complementary
#4E399A #9A7F39 #559A39
monochromatic
#211841 #37286D #4E399A #6951BF #907ECF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.84
#4E399A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.38
#4E399A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E399A
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E399A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E399A | 1.00 | 8.84 | 2.38 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004C9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#345064
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4A4A4A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e399a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.151 288.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8670b8',
500: '#4e399a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e399a; $custom-light: #8670b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e399a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 57,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.99,
"s": 45.972,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42435,
"c": 0.15095,
"h": 288.2
},
"luminance": 0.06879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E399A
secondary
#AAB976
accent
#D652B9
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0711
muted
#7D7A80