#4E3B9D#4E3B9D
#4E3B9D is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.152 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3B9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 59, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(252, 45%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(252, 62%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 62.4%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.22, 34.27, -50.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.22, 61.29, 304.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.01% 0.0447 -0.1455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.01% 0.152 287.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7899, 7.1815, 32.7094) |
| Luminance | 0.0718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.02
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.45
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.07
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 5.59
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.04
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3B9D #8A9D3B
analogous
#3B599D #4E3B9D #7F3B9D
triadic
#4E3B9D #9D4E3B #3B9D4E
tetradic
#4E3B9D #9D3B59 #8A9D3B #3B9D7F
square
#4E3B9D #9D3B59 #8A9D3B #3B9D7F
split-complementary
#4E3B9D #9D7F3B #599D3B
monochromatic
#221A44 #382A71 #4E3B9D #6A56BF #9182D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.62
#4E3B9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.44
#4E3B9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3B9D
8.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3B9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3B9D | 1.00 | 8.62 | 2.44 | 8.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00499B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#325266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3b9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.152 287.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8672bb',
500: '#4e3b9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3b9d; $custom-light: #8672bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3b9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 59,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 251.633,
"s": 45.37,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4301,
"c": 0.15219,
"h": 287.1
},
"luminance": 0.07182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3B9D
secondary
#AEBA7A
accent
#D553BC
background
#F8F6FB
surface
#F0ECF6
border
#CBC7D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81