#4E399E#4E399E
#4E399E is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.156 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E399E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 57, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 47%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 64%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 63.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.84, 35.79, -52.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.84, 63.15, 304.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.76% 0.0468 -0.1491) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.76% 0.156 287.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7748, 7.0141, 33.1272) |
| Luminance | 0.0702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.56
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.86
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.19
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.36
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.90
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E399E #899E39
analogous
#39579E #4E399E #81399E
triadic
#4E399E #9E4E39 #399E4E
tetradic
#4E399E #9E3957 #899E39 #399E81
square
#4E399E #9E3957 #899E39 #399E81
split-complementary
#4E399E #9E8139 #579E39
monochromatic
#221944 #382971 #4E399E #6A53C1 #9180D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.74
#4E399E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#4E399E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E399E
8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E399E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E399E | 1.00 | 8.74 | 2.40 | 8.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#325166
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e399e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.156 287.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8770bb',
500: '#4e399e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e399e; $custom-light: #8770bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e399e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 57,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.475,
"s": 46.977,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42759,
"c": 0.15624,
"h": 287.4
},
"luminance": 0.07015
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E399E
secondary
#ADBB78
accent
#D751BB
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0712
muted
#7D7A81