#4E3AA5#4E3AA5
#4E3AA5 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.164 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3AA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 58, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(251, 48%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(251, 65%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 64.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.62, 37.35, -54.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.62, 66.48, 304.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.5% 0.0451 -0.1578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.5% 0.164 285.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4444, 7.3618, 36.4080) |
| Luminance | 0.0736 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.18
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.89
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.72
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.80
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.59
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3AA5 #91A53A
analogous
#3A5BA5 #4E3AA5 #833AA5
triadic
#4E3AA5 #A54E3A #3AA54E
tetradic
#4E3AA5 #A53A5B #91A53A #3AA583
square
#4E3AA5 #A53A5B #91A53A #3AA583
split-complementary
#4E3AA5 #A5833A #5BA53A
monochromatic
#231A4A #392A78 #4E3AA5 #6C58C4 #9485D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#4E3AA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#4E3AA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3AA5
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3AA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3AA5 | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C546A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3aa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 58, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.164 285.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8871c1',
500: '#4e3aa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3aa5; $custom-light: #8871c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3aa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 58,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.215,
"s": 47.982,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43498,
"c": 0.16409,
"h": 285.9
},
"luminance": 0.07362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3AA5
secondary
#B2BE7D
accent
#D850BE
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF7
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81