#4E3A9C#4E3A9C
#4E3A9C is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.152 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3A9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 58, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 46%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 63%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 62.8%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.91, 34.57, -50.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.91, 61.37, 304.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.76% 0.0459 -0.1452) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.76% 0.152 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.6539, 7.0456, 32.2446) |
| Luminance | 0.0705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.20
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.43
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.33
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.42
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.20
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3A9C #889C3A
analogous
#3A579C #4E3A9C #7F3A9C
triadic
#4E3A9C #9C4E3A #3A9C4E
tetradic
#4E3A9C #9C3A57 #889C3A #3A9C7F
square
#4E3A9C #9C3A57 #889C3A #3A9C7F
split-complementary
#4E3A9C #9C7F3A #579C3A
monochromatic
#211943 #38296F #4E3A9C #6A54BF #9180D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.72
#4E3A9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#4E3A9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3A9C
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3A9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3A9C | 1.00 | 8.72 | 2.41 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004D9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00489A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#335165
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3a9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 58, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.152 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8671ba',
500: '#4e3a9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3a9c; $custom-light: #8671ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3a9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 58,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 252.245,
"s": 45.794,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42762,
"c": 0.15223,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.07046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3A9C
secondary
#ACBA78
accent
#D552BB
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81