#4E3AB2#4E3AB2

#4E3AB2 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.181 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3AB2
RGB	rgb(78, 58, 178)
HSL	hsl(250, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 67%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 67.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 41.37, -61.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 73.72, 304.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0435 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.181 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.6884, 7.8594, 42.9593)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3AB2 #9EB23A

analogous

#3A62B2 #4E3AB2 #8A3AB2

triadic

#4E3AB2 #B24E3A #3AB24E

tetradic

#4E3AB2 #B23A62 #9EB23A #3AB28A

square

#4E3AB2 #B23A62 #9EB23A #3AB28A

split-complementary

#4E3AB2 #B28A3A #62B23A

monochromatic

#261C56 #3A2B84 #4E3AB2 #715FCB #9A8DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#4E3AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4E3AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3AB2

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3AB2	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5971

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 58, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.181 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72ca',
    500: '#4e3ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3ab2;
$custom-light: #8a72ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250,
    "s": 50.847,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44606,
    "c": 0.18077,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3AB2

secondary

#BAC483

accent

#DA4DC3

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3AB2

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

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