#4E3AAF#4E3AAF

#4E3AAF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.177 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3AAF
RGB	rgb(78, 58, 175)
HSL	hsl(250, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 66.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.44, 40.44, -59.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.44, 72.06, 304.14°)
OKLab	oklab(44.35% 0.0439 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(44.35% 0.177 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3905, 7.7402, 41.3902)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.31

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3AAF #9BAF3A

analogous

#3A61AF #4E3AAF #883AAF

triadic

#4E3AAF #AF4E3A #3AAF4E

tetradic

#4E3AAF #AF3A61 #9BAF3A #3AAF88

square

#4E3AAF #AF3A61 #9BAF3A #3AAF88

split-complementary

#4E3AAF #AF883A #61AF3A

monochromatic

#251C53 #3A2B81 #4E3AAF #6F5DC9 #988BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#4E3AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4E3AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3AAF

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3AAF	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 58, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.177 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972c8',
    500: '#4e3aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3aaf;
$custom-light: #8972c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.256,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44346,
    "c": 0.17696,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3AAF

secondary

#B8C382

accent

#DA4EC2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3AAF

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

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